Guilty - English meaning

adjective

Required or expected to justify actions or decisions; responsible.

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Ministers are accountable to parliament

adjective

Someone who is accountable is completely responsible for what they do and must be able to give a satisfactory reason for it

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Accountable to she is accountable only to the managing director., politicians should be accountable…

adjective

Required to explain or justify one's actions to; responsible or having to report to.

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The attorney general is answerable only to parliament for his decisions

adjective

To be responsible for something that happens

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Soldiers who obey orders to commit atrocities should be answerable for their crimes., any european …

adjective

If you are answerable to someone, you have to explain your actions to them because they have the main control and responsibility

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Any european central bank should be directly answerable to the european parliament.

phrase

To have done something wrong

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Be at fault for her doctor was at fault for not sending her straight to a specialist., be at fault …

adjective

Responsible for a fault or wrong.

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His friends thought him blameable

adjective

Deserving blame for your actions or for causing a mistake, accident, etc.

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You must agree that i am in no way blamable for what happened., if you had confessed immediately, y…

adjective

Responsible for wrongdoing and deserving of censure or blame.

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The investigator found that the council was not blameworthy of doing anything wrong in the circumst…

adjective

Having done something wrong

adjective

Deserving strong criticism or disapproval

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The trial judge found that the conduct of the respondent was indeed censurable., i do not think her…

adjective

Deserving strong criticism or disapproval

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The trial judge found that the conduct of the respondent was indeed censurable., i do not think her…

adjective

Deserving strong criticism or disapproval

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The trial judge found that the conduct of the respondent was indeed censurable., i do not think her…

adjective

Deserving blame.

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Mercy killings are less culpable than ‘ordinary’ murders

adjective

Deserving to be blamed or considered responsible for something bad

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The landowner could be proved culpable for starting the fire., he strongly denies any culpability i…

adjective

(typically of a young person) tending to commit crime, particularly minor crime.

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Delinquent teenagers

noun

A delinquent person.

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Juvenile delinquents

adjective

Late in paying money owed

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She was delinquent in paying her taxes.

adjective

Erring or straying from the accepted course or standards.

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An errant husband coming back from a night on the tiles

adjective

Going in a wrong direction

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An errant throw cost them the game., teachers dislike errant spellings and misused words.

adjective

Behaving wrongly in some way, especially by leaving home

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An errant husband, errant children

adjective

Having failed to adhere to the proper or accepted standards; having done wrong.

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The strictest possible action should be taken against the erring officials

verb

Be mistaken or incorrect; make a mistake.

Usage examples:

The judge had erred in ruling that the evidence was inadmissible

verb

Present participle of err

idiom

Responsible for something bad

Usage examples:

We had a green light, so she was clearly in the wrong when she hit us.

adjective

Responsible by law; legally answerable.

Usage examples:

The credit-card company is liable for any breach of contract

adjective

Likely to do, happen, or experience something

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If you don’t take care of yourself, you’re liable to get sick., he’s liable to say anything that co…

adjective

Legally responsible for something or someone

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Liable for sth the sellers were liable for all the damage., this is a serious crime and they can be…

adjective

Causing problems or displeasure.

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She eliminated the offending foods from her diet

verb

Cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful.

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17 per cent of viewers said they had been offended by bad language

adjective

Guilty of a crime or wrong action

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The worst offending companies received large fines., the offending item/material/object the company…

adjective

Deserving censure or condemnation.

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His complacency and reprehensible laxity

adjective

Having an obligation to do something, or having control over or care for someone, as part of one's job or role.

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The cabinet minister responsible for education

adjective

Having the duty of taking care of something

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The government’s energy regulatory board is responsible for nuclear safety., we are not responsible…

adjective

Used to describe something, for example, a job, where you are able to act and make decisions on your own

Usage examples:

It's a responsible job for which i've been well rewarded., he is responsible for the council's wast…

noun

Another term for ti.

abbreviation

The international system of units of measurement.

abbreviation

Statutory instrument.

phrase

To be the reason for something bad that happens

Usage examples:

The hot weather is partly to blame for the water shortage., a recent opinion piece suggests childre…