guilty as charged

English

Adjective

guilty as charged (not comparable)

(literally, law) Guilty to the same extent as one is charged; guilty to the court's accusations exactly as they were presented.
My evidence will prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the defendant is guilty as charged!
(by extension) Truly, indeed, verily responsible for having done something.
My coworkers noticed that I was tired, and assumed that I had stayed up all night watching the game. And yes, I was guilty as charged.

Translations

guilty to the same extent as one is charged

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: syyllinen syytteisiin, syyllinen esitettyihin syytteisiin (not commonly used)
German: schuldig im Sinne der Anklage
Russian: виновен по всем пунктам (vinoven po vsem punktam)

truly

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: use myöntää (“to admit”), such as myönnetään (“I am/was guilty as charged”, literally “it is admitted”)

See also

dead to rights

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