Accountable and Guilty

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Accountable adjective - Being the one who must meet an obligation or suffer the consequences for failing to do so.

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Guilty and accountable are semantically related In some cases you can use "Guilty" instead an adjective "Accountable".

Guilty adjective - Suffering from or expressive of a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.

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Accountable and guilty are semantically related in culpable topic. Sometimes you can use "Accountable" instead an adjective "Guilty".

Nearby Words: guilt, guiltless, guiltiness, guiltily

He was only found guilty of two and held accountable for seven of 17 charges, and sentenced to 12 years in jail.

Source: Characters / Nazi Germany
In Endride, this happens with Louise although it's played with in that while Demetrio and Eljuia are willing to grant her easy forgiveness, Mischa and Felix explicitly aren't, and Louise's guilty conscience is somewhat eased by someone holding her accountable for what she's done.

Source: Welcome Back, Traitor
Welcome Back, Traitor: Happens with Louise although played with in that while Demetrio and Eljuia are willing to grant her easy forgiveness, Mischa and Felix explicitly aren't, and Louise's guilty conscience is somewhat eased by someone holding her accountable for what she's done.

Source: Anime / Endride

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