See Also: guilty(dictionary)
guilty(dictionary)
GUILTY(law)
Guilty But Mentally Ill (GBMI)(law)
Not Guilty By Reason Of Insanity (NGRI)(law)

GUILTY (law)


GUILTY. The state or condition of a person who has committed a crime, misdemeanor or offence. misdemeanor or offence. 2. This word implies a malicious intent, and must be applied to 2. This word implies a malicious intent, and must be applied to something universally allowed to be a crime. Cowp. 275. something universally allowed to be a crime. Cowp. 275. 3. In pleading, it is a plea by which a defendant who is charged with a 3. In pleading, it is a plea by which a defendant who is charged with a crime, misdemeanor or tort, admits or confesses it. In criminal proceedings, crime, misdemeanor or tort, admits or confesses it. In criminal proceedings, when the accused is arraigned, the clerk asks him,: How say you, A B, are when the accused is arraigned, the clerk asks him,: How say you, A B, are you guilty or not guilty?" His answer, which is given ore tenus, is called you guilty or not guilty?" His answer, which is given ore tenus, is called his plea; and when he admits the charge in the indictment he answers or his plea; and when he admits the charge in the indictment he answers or pleads guilty.pleads guilty.



Judged by a court to be responsible for committing a crime