guilty as charged
Admitting full responsibility
Guilty as charged is a courtroom phrase indicating a defendant is guilty of exactly what they were accused of.
Outside legal contexts, it's used as a lighthearted admission when someone correctly calls out your behavior or habits: You ate the last cookie, didn't you? — Guilty as charged.
- convictedJudged guilty of crime
- triedMade an attempt
- responsibleObligated to answer for actions
- dead to rightsInescapably proven guilty
- culpableDeserving of blame
caught red handed · open and shut case · confession · fess up · trial · plea · cop a plea · remorse · mea culpa · own up · accountability · verdict · admitted · acknowledgment · fair cop · honesty · accusatorial · judge
guilty as chargednot guilty
Cleared of charges
innocent · acquitted · exonerated · I deny it · vindicated
guilty as chargedblameless
Free of wrongdoing
innocent · faultless · in the clear · above reproach · clean hands
guilty, guilt, guiltily, guiltiness, guiltless, guiltlessness, charge, charged, charges