guilty party

Example Sentences

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In cases where the lien is found to be fraudulent, the bill would make the guilty party liable to the victim for three times the amount of court fees paid.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

And there is not just one guilty party.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2024

Most dementia-related transgressions do not land the guilty party in prison or even in front of a jury.

From Scientific American • Aug. 17, 2023

Members of that group successfully sued, saying enough people knew who they were to assume that they might be the guilty party.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2023

Surely this meant she was the guilty party, I thought.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge