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cul⋅pa⋅ble
[kuhl-puh-buh
l] 
–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
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.
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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Culpable
Cul"pa*ble\ (k?l"p?-b'l), a. [OE. culpable, coulpable, coupable, F. coupable, formerly also coupable, formerly also coulpable, culpable, fr. L. culpabilis, fr. culpare to blame, fr. culpa fault.]1. Deserving censure; worthy of blame; faulty; immoral; criminal. --State Trials (1413). If he acts according to the best reason he hath, he is not culpable, though he be mistaken in his measures. --Sharp. 2. Guilty; as, culpable of a crime. [Obs.] --Spenser. -- Cul"pa*ble*ness, n. -- Cul"pa*bly, adv.
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Language Translation for : culpable
Spanish:
culpable,
German:
schuldhaft,
Japanese:
過失のある
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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