guilty
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He was found not guilty but a second Libyan, Abdulbasset Al Megrahi, was convicted of playing a key role in the bombing of the American airliner.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Masud, who has been in US custody since 2022, has pleaded not guilty to charges related to the "destruction of an aircraft resulting in death."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
He entered a dual plea of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
In an earlier prosecution, in November 2021, Ms. Chow wouldn’t plead guilty to protest-related charges, refusing to “trade my honesty for freedom.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
I think Dad felt kind of guilty, because he gave my shoulders a hug when we went into the library, and said, “Buck up, Soph. There’ll be other chickens eventually.”
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
This would make any nurse look guiltier with each job change.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 18, 2023
She wrote that his “fictionalized version of me is just the tabloid conspiracy guiltier version of me.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2021
A guiltier story — one shamed by bodies and temptation — might say that what Fleabag is wrestling with is a built-in moral pain, a form of original sin.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2019
Sure, he may succeed in keeping the report out of your hands, but he’ll only manage to appear even guiltier than he already looks.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2019
They laughed at him a little, and he squirmed and looked guiltier than ever.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
So he'll continue to act like the guiltiest man alive.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2024
That’s a shame, because the airline’s 11 outside directors are arguably the guiltiest of the guilty parties in the company’s recent fiasco, the most deserving of obloquy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
Both Courtney and Alex would be fully within their rights to plead temporary insanity—the guiltiest party here is the wedding-industrial complex.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2018
Related: Q&A: David Haye, boxer: ‘My guiltiest pleasure? Crisps, late at night’ How do you relax?
From The Guardian ● Apr. 30, 2016
Then he said the thing he knew would make her feel the guiltiest.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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