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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’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. culpably adverb

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

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   1. : meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful. culpable negligence. The defendant is culpable for her actions. 2. archaic : guilty, criminal. culpableness. ˈkəl-pə-bəl-nəs. noun. culpably. ˈkəl-pə-blē. adverb. Synonyms. blamable. blameworthy. censurable. reprehensible. reproachable. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCULPABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   deserving to be blamed or considered responsible for something bad: held culpable He was held culpable (= blamed) for all that had happened. culpable for Offenders may say this to appear less culpable for their crimes. If anyone is found to be culpable, they should be formally disciplined. Synonym.

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   Culpable means deserving blame for a crime or wrongdoing. When someone is described as culpable for something, it means it’s their fault or that they are guilty of it. Culpable is typically used in serious legal contexts involving crimes.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › culpableCulpable - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Culpable means to be at fault. Culpable is being deserving of blame. If you are culpable of a crime, you are the culprit, or the one who did it. Culpable can be used when looking for the root of the problem rather than a simple who done it.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › culpableCULPABLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   deserving to be blamed or considered responsible for something bad: held culpable He was held culpable (= blamed) for all that had happened. culpable for Criminals may say this to appear less culpable for their crimes. If anyone is found to be culpable, they should be formally disciplined. Synonym.