Guilty
Guilty adjective - Suffering from or expressive of a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.
Usage example: she was burdened with a guilty conscience after stealing the newspaper from the newsstand
Innocent
Innocent adjective - Free from guilt or blame.
Usage example: the robbery suspect was eventually found to be innocent
Both words in one sentence
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The magistrate, with the help of the local elders, comes up with a way to determine if they are innocent or guilty.
Source: Children Are Innocent - He doesn't seem to particularly care whether or not their innocent or guilty, it's just his orders to bring them in.
Source: Characters / The A-Team - In Supergirl storyline Red Daughter Of Krypton, Red Lantern Sheko does this to her victims to judge whether they are innocent or guilty.
Source: Mind Rape / Comic Books
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