guiltiness

Definitions of guiltiness
  1. noun
    the state of having committed an offense
    synonyms: guilt
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    blameworthiness, culpability, culpableness
    a state of guilt
    bloodguilt
    the state of being guilty of bloodshed and murder
    complicity
    guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense
    criminalism, criminality, criminalness
    the state of being a criminal
    guilt by association
    the attribution of guilt (without proof) to individuals because the people they associate with are guilty
    impeachability, indictability
    the state of being liable to impeachment
    type of:
    condition, status
    a state at a particular time
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