deem sb guilty

Frequency: 6.05.2 per million words

To formally consider or judge someone to be guilty.

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  • Company directors may be deemed guilty of a crime if their company causes pollution.
  • The court will deem him guilty if the evidence presented is overwhelming.
  • After a lengthy investigation, the tribunal deemed the official guilty of corruption.
  • Under the new law, an individual can be deemed guilty simply by association.
  • The disciplinary board has the authority to deem a student guilty of academic misconduct.
  • Without sufficient proof, a judge cannot legally deem someone guilty.
  • The ethics committee will review the case and deem the player guilty if rules were broken.
  • He was deemed guilty of treason by the military court.
  • If you fail to report this income, the tax authorities may deem you guilty of evasion.
  • The historical records deem him guilty of crimes against his people.