Guilty vs Responsibility - What's the difference?
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Responsible for a dishonest act.
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(lb) Judged to have committed a crime.
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Having a sense of guilt.
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Blameworthy.
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*:At twilight in the summereat the luncheon crumbs. Mr. Checkly, for instance, always brought his dinner in a paper parcel in his coat-tail pocket, and ate it when so disposed, sprinkling crumbs lavishly—the only lavishment of which he was ever guilty —on the floor.
(legal) A plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge.
(legal) A verdict of a judge or jury on a defendant judged to have committed a crime.
One who is declared guilty of a crime.
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, passage=The not guilties walked out and went to work if they had jobs; the guilties were hauled away to spend maybe thirty days on the county farm growing cabbage.}}
The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.
A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.
(military) The obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion. With responsibility goes authority to direct and take the necessary action to ensure success. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms).
(military) The obligation for the proper custody, care, and safekeeping of property or funds entrusted to the possession or supervision of an individual. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms).
As nouns the difference between guilty and responsibility
is that guilty is (legal) a plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge while responsibility is the state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.As an adjective guilty
is responsible for a dishonest act.guilty
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Adjective
(er)Synonyms
* (l) * (l) (dialectal)Antonyms
* not guilty * innocentNoun
(guilties)citation
responsibility
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Noun
(responsibilities)- Responsibility is a heavy burden.
- Why didn't you clean the house? That was your responsibility !
- The responsibility of the great states is to serve and not to dominate the world -
Synonyms
* responsiblenessSee also
* accountabilityReferences
* * * Feltus, C.; Petit, M. (2009). "Building a Responsibility Model Including Accountability, Capability and Commitment", Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security'', Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ), Fukuoka, 2009.''Building a Responsibility Model Including Accountability, Capability and Commitment