guilty as charged

English

Adjective

guilty as charged (not comparable)

1. (literally, law) Guilty to the same extent as one is charged; guilty to the court's accusations exactly as they were presented.

   My evidence will prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the defendant is guilty as charged!

2. (by extension) Truly, indeed, verily responsible for having done something.

   My coworkers noticed that I was tired, and assumed that I had stayed up all night watching the game. And yes, I was guilty as charged.

Translations

guilty to the same extent as one is charged

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: syyllinen syytteisiin, syyllinen esitettyihin syytteisiin (not commonly used)
• Russian: виновен по всем пунктам (vinoven po vsem punktam)

truly

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: use myöntää (“to admit”), such as myönnetään (“I am/was guilty as charged”, literally “it is admitted”)

See also

• dead to rights