Guilt vs Accusation - What's the difference?
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Responsibility for wrongdoing.
Awareness of having done wrong.
The fact of having done wrong.
(legal) The state of having been found guilty or admitted guilt in legal proceedings.
(obsolete) To commit offenses; act criminally.
To cause someone to feel guilt, particularly in order to influence their behaviour.
* 1988 , , Healing the shame that binds you ,
* 1992 , , Codependent No More: how to stop controlling others and start caring for yourself ,
* 1995 , , True Betrayals ,
The act of accusing.
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(legal) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
An allegation.
Guilt is a related term of accusation.
In legal|lang=en terms the difference between guilt and accusation
is that guilt is (legal) the state of having been found guilty or admitted guilt in legal proceedings while accusation is (legal) a formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.As nouns the difference between guilt and accusation
is that guilt is responsibility for wrongdoing while accusation is the act of accusing.As a verb guilt
is (obsolete) to commit offenses; act criminally.guilt
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(wikipedia guilt)Etymology 1
From (etyl) gilt, gult, from (etyl) . See (l).Noun
(-)Antonyms
* innocenceDerived terms
* beguilt * guiltless * guiltlessness * guilty * guilt-sick * guilt trip * unguiltSee also
* regret * remorseEtymology 2
From (etyl) gilten, gylten, from (etyl) .Verb
(en verb)- He didn't want to do it, but his wife guilted him into it.
- Shame based parents would have guilted him for expressing anger.
- We don't have to be manipulated, guilted , coerced, or forced into anything.
- But I won't be threatened or bribed or guilted into giving up something that's important to me.
accusation
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Alternative forms
* (obsolete) accusasiowne * (obsolete) accusacionNoun
(en noun)- [They] set up over his head his accusation - Matthew 27:37
