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Culprit

Culprit Meaning & Definition
Culprit Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Culprit?

[n] someone who perpetrates wrongdoing

Synonyms | Synonyms for Culprit: perpetrator

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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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