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culpability

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cul⋅pa⋅ble

  [kuhl-puh-buhl]
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–adjective
deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME < L culpābilis, equiv. to culpā(re) to hold liable (deriv. of culpa blame) + -bilis -ble; r. ME coupable < MF < L as above

Related forms:
cul⋅pa⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, cul⋅pa⋅ble⋅ness, noun
cul⋅pa⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
reprehensible.
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cul·pa·ble   (kŭl'pə-bəl)   
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 culpābilis, from culpāre, to blame, from culpa, fault.]
cul'pa·bil'i·ty n., cul'pa·bly adv.
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Word Origin & History

culpable 
c.1280, coupable, from O.Fr. coupable, from L. culpabilis, from culpa "crime, fault, blame." Both Eng. and Fr. restored the first Latin -l- in later Middle Ages.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: cul·pa·ble
Pronunciation: 'k&l-p&-b&l
Function: adjective
: deserving condemnation or blame as wrong or harmful —cul·pa·bil·i·ty /"k&l-p&-'bi-l&-tE/ noun —cul·pa·ble·ness noun —cul·pa·bly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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