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Definition of Guilt
Guilt

The criminality and consequent exposure to punishment resulting from willful disobedience of law, or from morally wrong action; the state of one who has broken a moral or political law; crime; criminality; offense against right.

Exposure to any legal penalty or forfeiture.

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Guilt Quotations

Although the most acute judges of the witches and even the witches themselves, were convinced of the guilt of witchery, the guilt nevertheless was non-existent. It is thus with all guilt.
Friedrich Nietzsche

Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The Negro needs the white man to free him from his fears. The white man needs the Negro to free him from his guilt.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Guilt for being rich, and guilt thinking that perhaps love and peace isn't enough and you have to go and get shot or something.
John Lennon

I don't believe in guilt, I believe in living on impulse as long as you never intentionally hurt another person, and don't judge people in your life. I think you should live completely free.
Angelina Jolie

Guilt Translations

guilt in Danish is skyld
guilt in Dutch is schuld
guilt in German is Schuld
guilt in Italian is colpa
guilt in Latin is crimen
guilt in Norwegian is skyld
guilt in Portuguese is culpa
guilt in Spanish is culpa


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