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   Cul·prit

   /ˈkəlprət/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed.
   • ▪ the cause of a problem or defect: "viruses could turn out to be the culprit"

   Word Origin late 17th century (originally in the formula Culprit, how will you be tried?, said by the Clerk of the Crown to a prisoner pleading not guilty): perhaps from a misinterpretation of the written abbreviation cul. prist for Anglo-Norman French Culpable: prest d'averrer notre bille ‘(You are) guilty: (We are) ready to prove our indictment’; in later use influenced by Latin culpa ‘fault, blame’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › culpritCulprit Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : one accused of or charged with a crime. The culprit pleaded "not guilty." 2. : one guilty of a crime or a fault. The culprit expressed remorse at his sentencing. 3. : the source or cause of a problem. Lack of exercise and poor diet are the main culprits in heart disease.

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   CULPRIT definition: 1. someone who has done something wrong: 2. a fact or situation that is the reason for something…. Learn more.

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   Culprit definition: a person or other agent guilty of or responsible for an offense or fault.. See examples of CULPRIT used in a sentence.

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   A culprit is a person who does something wrong, like committing a crime. When your wallet got stolen out of your pocket, there was a culprit to blame in the crowd. The word culprit comes from the Anglo French words cul prit, a contraction of culpable, which means "deserving blame."

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › culpritCulprit - definition of culprit by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. a person guilty of an offense or fault. 2. a person accused of or arraigned for an offense. [1670–80; traditionally explained as cul (representing Latin culpābilis guilty) + prit (representing Anglo-French prest ready), marking the prosecution as ready to prove the defendant's guilt]

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCULPRIT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   When you are talking about a crime or something wrong that has been done, you can refer to the person who did it as the culprit. The culprits in the robbery have not been identified. When you are talking about a problem or bad situation, you can refer to its cause as the culprit.

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   culprit meaning, definition, what is culprit: the person who is guilty of a crime or d...: Learn more.

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   The person or thing at fault for a problem or crime. I tightened the loose bolt that was the culprit; it should work now. Wiktionary. Synonyms: perpetrator. malefactor. delinquent. convict. offender. transgressor. miscreant. villain. criminal sinner. accused. guilty party.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishculprit noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    Definition of culprit noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCULPRIT | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    CULPRIT meaning: 1. someone who has done something wrong: 2. something that is responsible for a bad situation: .