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Definition of Guilt by association
1. Noun. The attribution of guilt (without proof) to individuals because the people they associate with are guilty.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Guilt By Association
Literary usage of Guilt by association
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Freedom of Speech by Zechariah Chafee (1920)
"(1) Communists—Guilt by Association and Government Spies The Communist Labor
Party and the Communist Party, which were the chief ..."
2. The Drug Connection in U. S.-Mexican Relations edited by Guadalupe Gonzalez, Marta Tienda (1996)
"But so long as Washington is the driving force behind the airborne effort, it is
vulnerable to charges of guilt by association. A rather bizarre development ..."
3. The Politics of Law and Order: A History of the Bavarian Einwohnerwehr, 1918 by David Clay Large (1980)
"... northern components might well attract unfavorable Entente attention to the
self-defense movement as a whole. Through a process of guilt by association, ..."
4. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Notorious is a word that has suffered from guilt by association. It came into
use in the middle of the 16th century with the neutral meaning “well or widely ..."
5. OSCE Meeting on Human Dimension Issues (1997) edited by Michael R. Hathaway (1998)
"... also appear to fall short of the obligations connected with protecting religious
freedom or belief, in particular by attributing guilt by association. ..."
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