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   Cul·pa·ble

   /ˈkəlpəb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. deserving blame: "sometimes you're just as culpable when you watch something as when you actually participate"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘deserving punishment’): from Old French coupable, culpable, from Latin culpabilis, from culpare ‘to blame’, from culpa ‘fault, blame’.

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   • 1. culpably adverb

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   culpable. adjective. /ˈkʌlpəbl/. (formal) responsible and deserving blame for having done something wrong The accident was the result of a culpable failure to consider the risks involved.

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   What does culpable mean?

   • They relate to the culpable remissness of these Knoxville leaders in failing to volunteer in the cause of the Confederacy. The persons really culpable were those who sent them out without a proper staff, and without the smallest foresight. Culpable definition: deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.. See examples of CULPABLE used in a sentence.

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   What does it mean if a person is culpable for a crime?

   • When the court determines that a person is culpable for a crime, it means that they had an appropriate understanding that their action (or neglect of an action) was wrong. Being culpable implies that the action was immoral, wrong, or illegal, but it does not always imply that the wrongdoer had malicious intent.

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   What is culpable negligence?

   • Culpable negligence refers to a person being responsible for inappropriate actions that didn't involve an intent to cause harm. For example, if you lose focus while driving on a busy street and crash into another vehicle, you are held accountable for your unintentional actions.

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   Why was the accident a culpable failure?

   • responsible and deserving blame for having done something wrong The accident was the result of a culpable failure to consider the risks involved. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app

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4. www.dictionary.com · browse · culpableCULPABLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Culpable definition: deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.. See examples of CULPABLE used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org · culpableCULPABLE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   CULPABLE meaning: deserving to be blamed for something bad. Learn more.

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   Define culpable. culpable synonyms, culpable pronunciation, culpable translation, English dictionary definition of culpable. adj. Deserving of blame or censure; blameworthy: "Rajiv's getting remarried without the divorce papers meant that he was equally culpable and that no one...

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   If someone or their conduct is culpable, they are responsible for something wrong or bad that has happened.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com · english · culpableCULPABLE definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   If someone or their conduct is culpable, they are responsible for something wrong or bad that has happened. [ formal ] Their decision to do nothing makes them culpable.

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   culpable meaning, definition, what is culpable: deserving blame: Learn more.