be guilty
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In a normal criminal trial, a jury would be invited to decide whether or not a defendant had the mental faculties required to be guilty of the offence as well.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Even if they don’t know there is money laundering going on, they may still be guilty of breaking the law by not having done enough to prevent it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
This isn’t as surprising, since LLMs are “trained” on articles in which analysts interpret the news, and those analysts themselves will be guilty of negativity bias.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 24, 2025
“Some self-reflection of, hm, I may be guilty of some of these things toward her as well.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
Percy couldn’t believe she’d done anything to be guilty about.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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