guilty party

collocation in English

meaningsofguiltyandparty

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guilty
adjective
uk
/ˈɡɪl.ti/us
/ˈɡɪl.ti/
feeling ...
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party
noun
uk
/ˈpɑː.ti/us
/ˈpɑːr.t̬i/
a social event at which a group of people meet to talk, eat, drink, dance, etc., often in order to celebrate a ...
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(Definition ofguiltyandpartyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofguilty party

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Theguiltypartywas proclaimed to be legally dead, with all the financial consequences that that entailed.
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They can't all be in it; but which one is theguiltypartyis beyond me.
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The order attempts to say that there is noguiltyparty.
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But the bureau is not theguiltyparty.
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I repeat, is not that an invitation to a party to become aguiltyparty; to sin in order to obtain freedom?
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This is a matter of public importance and an inquiry should be held so that theguiltypartyshould be brought to justice.
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But the attitude that the so-calledguiltypartymust always bear the cost has now disappeared completely.
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The court considering the case took the view that the other person involved was really theguiltyparty.
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He said that we are theguiltyparty.
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The principle that the court has discretion to order maintenance in favour of theguiltypartyhas been recognised by statutory provision for 100 years.
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In addition, the government amendment would allow the disciplinary committee to recover costs from aguiltyparty.
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It is clear that in the courts no deduction can be drawn from the result of the proceedings as to who is theguiltyparty.
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Finally, it gives an ordinary plaintiff who is injured or suffers loss an opportunity to find theguiltyparty.
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I do not regard him as theguiltyparty.
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If, on the other hand, theguiltypartysurvives, clearly he or she should not benefit.
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However, the banks protest that they are not theguiltyparty.
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Again, it has been urged that theguiltypartyshould in no circumstances be able to ask for relief.
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I do not think that exposure would reflect well on theguiltypartywith the electorate, and that in itself would be a real deterrent.
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