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guilty as charged

guilty as charged adjective: guilty to the same extent as one is charged; guilty to the court's accusations exactly as they were presented.

Adjective

guilty as charged (not comparable)

  1. (literally) Guilty to the same extent as one is charged; guilty to the court's accusations exactly as they were presented.
    • My evidence will prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the defendant is guilty as charged!
    • “Mr Goodie, the jury has found you guilty as charged. May I add that I am extremely disappointed in you,”2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN
  2. (broadly) Truly, indeed, verily responsible for having done something.
    • My coworkers noticed that I was tired, and assumed that I had stayed up all night watching the game. And yes, I was guilty as charged.

Questions about guilty as charged

What does guilty as charged mean?
Guilty as charged means guilty to the same extent as one is charged; guilty to the court's accusations exactly as they were presented.
What part of speech is guilty as charged?
Guilty as charged is an adjective.

Words near guilty as charged in the dictionary

  1. guiltridden
  2. guilts
  3. guiltware
  4. guilty
  5. guilty as a cat in a goldfish bowl
  6. guilty as charged
  7. guilty as sin
  8. guilty conscience
  9. guilty pleasure
  10. guilty pleasures
  11. guilty-like

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