About The Word Culprit
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Culprit
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What's The Definition Of Culprit?
[n] someone who perpetrates wrongdoing
Synonyms | Synonyms for Culprit: perpetrator Related Terms | Find terms related to Culprit: See Also | offender | wrongdoer Culprit In Webster's Dictionary \Cul"prit\ (k[u^]l"pr?t), n. [Prob. corrupted for
culpate, fr. Law Latin culpatus the accused, p. p. of L.
culpare to blame. See {Culpable}.]
1. One accused of, or arraigned for, a crime, as before a
judge.
An author is in the condition of a culprit; the
public are his judges. --Prior.
2. One quilty of a fault; a criminal.
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