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culpable

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cul·pa·ble  (klp-bl)
adj.
Deserving of blame or censure as being wrong, evil, improper, or injurious. See Synonyms at blameworthy.

[Middle English coupable, from Old French, from Latin culpbilis, from culpre, to blame, from culpa, fault.]

culpa·bili·ty n.
culpa·bly adv.

culpable [ˈkʌlpəbəl]
adj
deserving censure; blameworthy
[from Old French coupable, from Latin culpābilis, from culpāre to blame, from culpa fault]
culpability , culpableness n
culpably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.culpable - deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence"
guilty - responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds"

culpable
adjective blameworthy, wrong, guilty, to blame, liable, in the wrong, at fault, sinful, answerable, found wanting, reprehensible Their decision to do nothing makes them culpable.
innocent, not guilty, in the clear, squeaky-clean, blameless, guiltless, clean (slang)
Translations
culpable [ˈkʌlpəbl]
A. ADJ (frm) → culpable
B. CPD culpable homicide Nhomicidio m sin premeditación

culpable [ˈkʌlpəbəl] adj (= guilty) [person] → coupable
to be culpable for sth → être coupable de qch culpable homicide
culpable homicide n (LAW)homicide m volontaire

culpable
adj (form)schuldig

culpable [ˈkʌlpəbl] adjcolpevole
culpable [ˈkʌlpəbl] adjcolpevole

culpable
adj culpable [ˈkalpəbl]
deserving blame; guilty She was the one who committed the crime but he was culpable also. skuldig, strafbaar مَلوم، مُستَحِق اللوم винивен zasluhující trest, vinný strafansvarlig; skyldig schuldhaft υπαίτιος, ένοχος culpable süüdiolev, süüdi, karistust väärt مقصر؛ سزاوار سرزنش syyllinen coupable אָשֵם दोषी kriv bűnös bersalah saknæmur, sekur colpevole 過失のある 과실이 있는 kaltintinas, smerktinas vainīgs; sodāms bersalah schuldig straffskyldig, (med)skyldig winny culpado culpabil, vinovat виновный vinný (so)kriv kriv brottslig, skyldig น่าตำหนิ; น่าประณาม kabahatli, suçlu 應受譴責(處罰)的 винний; злочинний لائق تعزير، قابل سزا، قابل مواخذه có tội ,
n culpaˈbility
skuldigheid, strafbaarheid لَوْم، استِحقاقيّة اللوْم винивност provinění strafansvarlighed; skyldighed die Sträflichkeit υπαιτιότητα culpabilidad süüdiolek تقصیر syyllisyys culpabilité אַשמָה अभियोज्यता krivnja, krivica bűnösség, büntethetőség bisa disalahkan saknæmi, sekt colpevolezza 過失があること 유죄 kaltumas, kaltinamumas vaina; vainīgums pesalah schuld straffskyld wina culpabilidade vinovăţie виновность previnenie krivda krivica brottslighet, skuld คำตำหนิ; การประณาม kabahat, suçlu(luk) 應受譴責 винність لائق تعزير هونا، سزا كا مستوجب هونا sự có tội


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As writers of travels among barbarous communities are generally very diffuse on these subjects, he deems it right to advert to what may be considered a culpable omission.
The intentions of the first may be upright, as they may on the contrary be culpable.
The culpable threw himself at the Emperor, and said--
 
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