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Culpable

Culpable Meaning & Definition
Culpable Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Culpable?

[adj] deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Culpable: blamable | blameable | blameful | blameworthy | censurable | guilty

Related Terms | Find terms related to Culpable: accusable | amiss | arraignable | at fault | blamable | blameful | blameworthy | censurable | chargeable | criminal | faulty | guilty | impeachable | implicated | imputable | inculpated | indictable | involved | open to criticism | peccant | reprehensible | reproachable | reprovable | sinful | to blame | unholy

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Culpable In Webster's Dictionary

\Cul"pa*ble\ (k?l"p?-b'l), a. [OE. culpable, coulpable, coupable, F. coupable, formerly also coupable, formerly also coulpable, culpable, fr. L. culpabilis, fr. culpare to blame, fr. culpa fault.] 1. Deserving censure; worthy of blame; faulty; immoral; criminal. --State Trials (1413). If he acts according to the best reason he hath, he is not culpable, though he be mistaken in his measures. --Sharp. 2. Guilty; as, culpable of a crime. [Obs.] --Spenser. -- {Cul"pa*ble*ness}, n. -- {Cul"pa*bly}, adv.

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