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From Middle English giltines; equivalent to guilty +‎ -ness.

guiltiness (countable and uncountable, plural guiltinesses)

1. The state of being guilty; guilt.
   Synonyms: culpability; see also Thesaurus:guilt
   Antonyms: innocence; see also Thesaurus:innocence
   • c. 1626, Joseph Hall, Saint Paul's Combat, (sermon):
     those speculative relapsers, that have, out of policy, or guiltiness, abandoned a known and received truth