Simple English definitions for legal terms
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Guilty: When someone does something wrong, like breaking a law, they can be called guilty. This means they are responsible for what they did and may have to face consequences. In a court case, guilty means the person admitted to doing the crime or a judge or jury decided they did it.
Definition: Guilty generally means committing a crime or being responsible for it. In a criminal case, guilty means the admission by a defendant that they have committed the crime they were charged with, or the finding by a judge or a jury that the defendant has committed the crime.
Examples:
These examples illustrate the definition of guilty as being responsible for committing a crime. In the first example, John was found guilty by a judge or jury, meaning they determined that he committed the crime of stealing a car. In the second example, the defendant admitted to committing the crime of fraud, making them guilty of the offense.