Sacrifice of a ram brought to the altar when some holy thing has been desecrated (Lev. 5: 14–6: 7) and regarded as payment for damage inflicted. The offerer made confession of sin, but it was done privately. The priest retained the meat.
Citation for guilt offering
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MLA
"guilt offering." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 24, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e802>.
Chicago
"guilt offering." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e802 (accessed May 24, 2013).