culpable

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(kŭl'pə-bəl) pronunciation
adj.
Deserving of blame or censure as being wrong, evil, improper, or injurious. See synonyms at blameworthy.

[Middle English coupable, from Old French, from Latin culpābilis, from culpāre, to blame, from culpa, fault.]

culpability cul'pa·bil'i·ty n.
culpably cul'pa·bly adv.

Deserving of moral blame or punishment; at fault. One is culpable when one has acted with indifference to consequences and to the rights of others.

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adjective

    Deserving blame: blamable, blameful, blameworthy, censurable, guilty, reprehensible. Idioms: at fault. See praise/blame.


adj

Definition: responsible for action
Antonyms: blameless, inculpable, innocent, not guilty, right

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Blameworthy; involving the commission of a fault or the breach of a duty imposed by law.

Culpability generally implies that an act performed is wrong but does not involve any evil intent by the wrongdoer. The connotation of the term is fault rather than malice or a guilty purpose. It has limited significance in criminal law except in cases of reckless homicide in which a person acts negligently or demonstrates a reckless disregard for life, which results in another person's death. In general, however, culpability has milder connotations. It is used to mean reprehensible rather than wantonly or grossly negligent behavior. Culpable conduct may be wrong but it is not necessarily criminal.

Culpable ignorance is the lack of knowledge or understanding that results from the omission of ordinary care to acquire such knowledge or understanding.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Guilty.

pronunciation The criminal was culpable in a whole series of crimes.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - dadelværdig, skyldig

Nederlands (Dutch)
schuldig, verwijtbaar, laakbaar

Français (French)
adj. - coupable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schuldig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αξιόποινος, επίμεμπτος, αξιοκατάκριτος

Italiano (Italian)
colpevole, biasimevole

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - culpável

Русский (Russian)
виновный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - culpable, cómplice, censurable, reprobable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - straffvärd, skyldig, klandervärd

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
该责备的, 不周到的, 有罪的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 該責備的, 不周到的, 有罪的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비난할 만한, 유죄의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 過失のある, 不埒な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) يستحق اللوم, يستاهل العقوبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אשם, ראוי לעונש‬


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