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culpable
cul·pa·ble C0799400 (kŭl′pə-bəl)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 would be taking anyone to court" (Samrat Upadhyay).
[Middle English coupable, from Old French, from Latin culpābilis, from culpāre, to blame, from culpa, fault.]
cul′pa·bil′i·ty n.cul′pa·bly adv.culpable (ˈkʌlpəbəl) adjdeserving censure; blameworthy[C14: from Old French coupable, from Latin culpābilis, from culpāre to blame, from culpa fault] ˌculpaˈbility, ˈculpableness n ˈculpably advcul•pa•ble (ˈkʌl pə bəl)
adj. deserving blame or censure. [1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French < Latin culpābilis=culpā(re) to hold liable, derivative of culpa blame + -bilis -ble] cul`pa•bil′i•ty, n. cul′pa•bly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  culpable - deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence"blamable, blameable, blameful, blameworthy, censurableguilty - responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds" |
culpableadjective blameworthy, wrong, guilty, to blame, liable, in the wrong, at fault, sinful, answerable, found wanting, reprehensible Their decision to do nothing makes them culpable.
innocent, not guilty, in the clear, squeaky-clean, blameless, guiltless, clean (slang)culpableadjectiveDeserving blame:blamable, blameful, blameworthy, censurable, guilty, reprehensible.Idiom: at fault.Translationsculpable (ˈkalpəbl) adjective deserving blame; guilty. She was the one who committed the crime but he was culpable also. 應受譴責(處罰)的 应受谴责的，该责备的 ˌculpaˈbility noun 應受譴責 应受谴责IdiomsSeeculpable homicideCulpable
Related to Culpable: culpable negligenceCulpableBlameworthy; 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. culpableadj. sufficiently responsible for criminal acts or negligence to be at fault and liable for the conduct. Sometimes culpability rests on whether the person realized the wrongful nature of his/her actions and thus should take the blame. culpable
Related to culpable: culpable negligenceSynonyms for culpableadj blameworthySynonyms- blameworthy
- wrong
- guilty
- to blame
- liable
- in the wrong
- at fault
- sinful
- answerable
- found wanting
- reprehensible
Antonyms- innocent
- not guilty
- in the clear
- squeaky-clean
- blameless
- guiltless
- clean
Synonyms for culpableadj deserving blameSynonyms- blamable
- blameful
- blameworthy
- censurable
- guilty
- reprehensible
Synonyms for culpableadj deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injuriousSynonyms- blamable
- blameable
- blameful
- blameworthy
- censurable
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