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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Schoen is equally culpable for the unwatchable product on the field.
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Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson, who were also pulled into the investigation, were ultimately found not culpable.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
In your career with cybersecurity, how culpable is the average CISO for security breaches?
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
He was found culpable for setting up a shot on a train bridge near Jesup, Ga., without getting permission from the railroad.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Sep. 2024
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Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson, who were also pulled into the investigation, were ultimately found not culpable.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
In your career with cybersecurity, how culpable is the average CISO for security breaches?
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
He was found culpable for setting up a shot on a train bridge near Jesup, Ga., without getting permission from the railroad.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Sep. 2024
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“Culpable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/culpable. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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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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