bloodguilty

9.9

Responsible for killing people or causing violent deaths

adjective
/ˈblʌdˌɡɪlti/

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: culpable de sangre

The king was declared bloodguilty after ordering the execution of his rivals.

Examples

The court sought to punish those who were bloodguilty for the massacre.
The jury found him bloodguilty after the trial.
He prayed for mercy, fearing he would be judged bloodguilty before God.
He was declared bloodguilty for his actions during the riot.
The court sought to punish those who were bloodguilty for the massacre.
He was declared bloodguilty for his actions during the riot.
The jury found him bloodguilty after the trial.

Antonyms

innocent

∞ 2.2

Not guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

blameless

17 3.6

Not guilty of any wrong

How Guilty

bloodguilty

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9.9

remorseful

18 4.6

guilty

∞ 2.3

culpable

26 7.5

innocent

∞ 2.2

Surface Forms

bloodguilty positive

Morphology

bloodguilty = blood + guilty (transparent) = blood + guilty

A direct compound of 'blood' + 'guilty' meaning 'guilty of bloodshed' which is inferable from the components.

Etymology

Bloodguilty combines blood and guilty, so it literally means 'guilty of blood'. Think of someone with 'blood on their hands' — it is used for a person who is guilty of murder or causing bloodshed.