guilt


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guilt
n. state of having committed a crime or offense; culpability; feeling of having done a wrong


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Guilt
Guilt is the emotion or belief that one has done something wrong. From a legal perspective it can also refer to the condition of having done something legally wrong, regardless of how one feels about it.
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Guilt
(v. t.)
The criminality and consequent exposure to punishment resulting from willful disobedience of law, or from morally wrong action; the state of one who has broken a moral or political law; crime; criminality; offense against right.
  
 
(v. t.)
Exposure to any legal penalty or forfeiture.
  

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guilt
Noun
1. the state of having committed an offense
(synonym) guiltiness
(antonym) innocence
(hypernym) condition, status
(hyponym) blameworthiness, culpability, culpableness
2. remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offence
(synonym) guilty conscience, guilt feelings, guilt trip
(hypernym) compunction, remorse, self-reproach
(hyponym) survivor guilt


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人非圣贤,孰能无过?
ren2 fei1 shen4 xian2, shu2 neng2 wu2 guo4.
People are not saints, so who can be without blame?
It lies in the human nature to make mistakes.

 
大义灭亲
da4 yi4 mie4 qin1
Killing one's blood relations to uphold justice.
Said of a person who places justice and righteousness above family considerations - even by sacrificing his own blood relatives. Compare with 杀妻求将 (sha1 qi1 qiu2 jiang4).

 
欲加之罪,何患无辞
yu4 jia1 zhi1 zui4, he2 huan4 wu2 ci2
If someone is guilty, you can always name a charge.
One can always frame a case against somebody at will.



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