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culpability
[kuhl-puh-bil-i-tee]
noun
guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
Other 51Թ Forms
- nonculpability noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of culpability1
Example Sentences
Sheriff Sharp said this was the first time the company had faced prosecution and she had been persuaded that "the culpability is low".
Do’s willingness to involve his family in his scheme pointed to his “moral indifference,” prosecutors said, while his campaign of invective against the press aggravated his culpability.
In his sentencing remarks, Judge Melbourne Inman said Connolly's offence was "category A" - meaning "high culpability" - and that both the prosecution and her own barrister agreed she "intended to incite serious violence".
Even the suggestion of an AI deepfake is now enough to cast doubt on anything, from the size of political rallies to legal culpability in criminal court.
Paul Nunez, one of the prosecutors who took Lazarus to trial, said she is still lying, with admissions calculated to win her parole while downplaying her culpability.
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When To Use
Culpability is the quality of being culpable—deserving blame for a crime or wrongdoing.When someone is described as culpable for something, it means it’s their fault or that they are guilty of it. Culpability is the guilt or blame that a person deserves.The words culpable and culpability are typically used in serious legal contexts involving crimes.Example: It’s the job of a jury to assign or reject culpability for a crime.
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