Dictionary Entry
culpable
Part of SpeechadjectivePronunciation/ˈkʌlpəbəl/Word FrequencyCommon (4.04)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy.
In a Sentence
“I am culpable for stealing your money.”
Published Usage Examples
“Remember, there are also specific child abuse laws that many states have that go beyond intentional crimes that can make you criminally responsible for what they call culpable neglect.”
“She was reduced to the last degree of poverty; her friends held themselves aloof, disgusted at what they termed her culpable weakness; she and her children suffered from cold and hunger; and during her subsequent illness she and they must have starved and frozen but for the public charities, that would not let anyone i”
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Origin
From Latin 'culpa' meaning 'fault, guilt'.
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