1. guilty of murder or bloodshed; responsible for someone's death
Usage: archaic or literary; often used in biblical or historical contexts

Examples

• The king was deemed bloodguilty for ordering the execution of his rival.
• In the old text, the warrior was called bloodguilty for the lives he had taken in battle.
• The court declared him bloodguilty of the crime.
• She refused to be bloodguilty by participating in the violence.
• The bloodguilty tyrant faced judgment for his cruelty.