Guilty of
Responsible for and guilty of are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Responsible for" instead a preposition phrase "Guilty of".
Responsible for
Responsible for adjective - Being the agent or cause.
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Synonyms for Responsible for
Guilty of and responsible for are semantically related. You can use "Guilty of" instead a preposition phrase "Responsible for".
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- Although they were guilty of that 2 books ago, they are not responsible for it this time — Barty Crouch is.
Source: Not Me This Time / Literature - In Part 2, the four of them reunite after a few weeks to clear their reputations and prove that Louis Sweeney was indeed guilty of the bombings he committed, and that his children were responsible for the copy-cat bombings.
Source: Series / Diagnosis: Murder - Slave Brand: After learning that Medusa was responsible for the fact Alessa had spent several weeks as a slave servant in some minor empire, Uriel has slavemaster who owned her branded with a mark that identifies him as both a slave and guilty of acting against the crown.
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