guilty 1 adj guilt·i·er, -est
1: having committed a crime: justly charged with a specified crime
guilty of larceny
2: involving guilt or culpability
guilty knowledge
guilty 2 n
1: a plea of a criminal defendant who does not intend to contest the charges
2: a verdict of a jury that believes the defendant committed the crime charged compare nolo contendere, not guilty, not guilty by reason of insanity
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.