Difference between Guilt and Remorse

GUILT vs REMORSE: NOUN

The state of having committed an offense
The fact of being responsible for the commission of an offense; moral culpability. : blame.
The fact of having been found to have violated a criminal law; legal culpability.
Responsibility for a mistake or error.
Remorseful awareness of having done something wrong.
Self-reproach for supposed inadequacy or wrongdoing.
A fault; an offense; a guilty action; a crime.
That state of a moral agent which results from his commission of a crime or an offense wilfully or by consent; culpability arising from conscious violation of moral or penal law, either by positive act or by neglect of known duty; criminality; wickedness.
Technical or constructive criminality; exposure to forfeiture or other penalty.
The criminality and consequent exposure to punishment resulting from willful disobedience of law, or from morally wrong action; the state of one who has broken a moral or political law; crime; criminality; offense against right.
Exposure to any legal penalty or forfeiture.
Remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offence
Responsibility for wrongdoing.
Awareness of having done wrong.
The fact of having done wrong.
The state of having been found guilty or admitted guilt in legal proceedings.
A feeling of regret or remorse for having committed some improper act; a recognition of one's own responsibility for doing something wrong.

A feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
Moral anguish arising from repentance for past misdeeds; bitter regret. : penitence.
Compassion.
Intense and painful regret due to a consciousness of guilt; the pain of a guilty conscience; deep regret with self-condemnation.
Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion.
Synonyms Compunction, Regret, etc. (see repentance), self-reproach, self-condemnation, anguish, stings of conscience.
The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or for the sins of one's past life.
A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.
Sorrow; pity; compassion.

To cause someone to feel guilt, particularly in order to influence their behaviour.

Sin, Responsibility, Compunction, Unfairness, Conviction, Guilty, Confession, Wrongdoing, Conscience, Culpability, Remorse, Guilt feelings, Guilty conscience, Guilt trip, Guiltiness

Reflection, Introspection, Pity, Shame, Confession, Conscience, Apology, Mercy, Repentance, Sorrow, Regret, Guilt, Contrition, Self reproach, Compunction

Fault, Liability, Plea, Crime, Negligence, Verdict, Iniquity, Shame, Perpetrator, Sin, Responsibility, Guilty, Confession, Guilty conscience, Guiltiness

Empathy, Compassion, Sympathy, Anguish, Spite, Heart, Introspection, Pity, Shame, Confession, Mercy, Repentance, Sorrow, Regret, Contrition

The legal process must be upheld, for it is legal guilt, not factual guilt, that is the foundation of the criminal justice system.
He carries with him the guilt of leaving his family behind in Stuttgart and the guilt of jeopardizing Hans, Rosa and Liesel.
The existence of a motive is immaterial to the matter of guilt when that guilt is clearly established.
Guilt as to some of the counts wasbasedin part on inferences arising from evidence admitted to establish guilt of other counts.
The guilt that I saw in them was just a projection of the guilt that I felt for myself.
God the guilt of murder, as the offering them to idols had the guilt of idolatry.
Also, the Court has suggested that documents created to establish guilt are testimonial, whereas those unrelated to guilt or innocence are nontestimonial.
Guilt is a product of living in the past and when that happens guilt is holding you as a prisoner.
Moreover, feelings of guilt, which are present in many innocent people, do not necessarily reflect actual guilt.
Newton felt enormous guilt, unspeakable guilt about his involvement in the slave trade.

Remorse is a feeling of regret or sadness.
Without unnecessary remorse, he blackmails the poor man.
Peoples initial reactions really add to the remorse.
The accused expressed remorse in Court, and apologized.
There is absolutely no remorse in him, dearling.
Expressing remorse and demonstrating that you understand the severity of the charges, and the consequences of your sample letter of remorse, Notes on contributors.
Remorse is a sentiment that accompanies the realization of wrongdoing; apology is the communicative format through which remorse is conveyed.
Remorse in question The board said Henneberry expressed remorse numerous times during the hearing but showed no emotion in doing so.
He painted the pieces and titled them accordingly - such as "Tranquil Remorse," "Tranquil Remorse II," and so on.
But he who does well feels no remorse, and feeling no remorse, gladness will spring up within him.