Guiltiest
/ˈɡɪltiɪst/
Definitions
- (adj.) Most responsible for a crime or wrongdoing; having the highest degree of guilt.
He was deemed the guiltiest party in the fraud scheme.
Forms
- guilty
- guiltier
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Commentary
Superlative form of guilty, used to denote the highest degree of legal culpability.
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