culpable
adjective
cul·pa·ble
ˈkəl-pə-bəl 
1
: meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
culpable negligence
The defendant is culpable for her actions.
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Examples of culpable in a Sentence
They held her culpable for the accident.
He's more culpable than the others because he's old enough to know better.
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In Scotland, helping someone to die could lead to prosecution for culpable homicide.
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Harriet Marsden, theweek, 16 Oct. 2024
The industry may be culpable for direct indicators of global warming, but not these indirect killer extremes.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Social apps like TikTok and Instagram are certainly culpable, but a lack of parental mindfulness, understanding and intervention are also to blame.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
Prosecutors in Italy have launched a probe into the shipwreck and multiple counts of culpable homicide, which are equivalent to manslaughter charges.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2024
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Harriet Marsden, theweek, 16 Oct. 2024
The industry may be culpable for direct indicators of global warming, but not these indirect killer extremes.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Social apps like TikTok and Instagram are certainly culpable, but a lack of parental mindfulness, understanding and intervention are also to blame.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
Prosecutors in Italy have launched a probe into the shipwreck and multiple counts of culpable homicide, which are equivalent to manslaughter charges.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for culpable
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“Culpable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/culpable. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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culpable
adjective
cul·pa·ble
ˈkəl-pə-bəl
: deserving blame
Legal Definition
culpable
adjective
cul·pa·ble
ˈkəl-pə-bəl
: deserving condemnation or blame as wrong or harmful
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