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guilt
responsibility for words or actions which lead to negative consequences. In criminal law, the verdict of ‘guilty’ is the occasion for determining an appropriate punishment. Moral guilt may overlap with the legal condition, but has a more extensive frame of reference. There is some evidence that individuals can suffer from an exaggerated sense of guilt, which goes beyond that which it is realistic for them to feel. Equally, there are others who appear to be largely lacking of any such sense, even when sign of it would be highly appropriate. (Thus, ‘psychopathic’ behaviour is associated with individuals who may be described as ‘conscience-less’, a condition, which may be socially or genetically induced.)
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