culpability
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8.3
- noun
- /ˌkʌlpəˈbɪləti/
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culpabilidad
- Most of the accused are probably guilty as charged, but often share culpability with unindicted co-conspirators.
- criminal culpability
- moral culpability
- legal culpability
Which raises then of course, the question of our moral culpability before God.
- Which raises then of course, the question of our moral culpability before God.
- So therefore, the gun manufacturer bears no culpability for this.
- That is a level of culpability and horror that cries out for prosecution.
- And one of the reasons it's great is because you can deny culpability.
- So in that sense, the Chinese authorities do have culpability for not doing more to control the wildlife trade.
- They can be part of a non violent aspect of terrorism and still face similar culpability.
- And therefore the level of culpability is more than enmans, and that's sufficient for the death penalty.
- And, and, and also, you know, not to go too deep down the rabbit hole, but you're also contending with a lack of sufficient culpability for these officers.
Examples
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Finally, ADL itself has never admitted culpability or disavowed its activities.
Academic text (2002) -
The third party with clear culpability in the debt crisis is the Third World leadership.
Academic text (1991) -
So in that sense, the Chinese authorities do have culpability for not doing more to control the wildlife trade.
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The question is how much culpability there is and what follows from it.
Academic text (2005) -
Which raises then of course, the question of our moral culpability before God.
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Nevertheless, you have a clear culpability.
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It'd be best if they realized their culpability in the death of a man.
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For their part, Indian officials admit their own culpability in creating an intolerable situation in the region.
Academic text (2000) -
Three years later, Edmunds' culpability remains a hotly contested topic of conversation.
Academic text (2011) -
The committee held the manager accountable for his culpability in the financial scandal.
Synonyms
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2.7
A duty to do something and answer for what you do
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1.8
A mistake or personal weakness that causes people to blame someone
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1.0
Responsibility for a fault or bad situation
198
6.1
Being responsible for your actions and having to explain them to other people
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2.7
Responsibility for a crime or other illegal action
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9.9
Blame for doing something wrong, often in a legal context
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7.6
A quality of being at fault for something wrong
Being at fault for doing something wrong
Being wrong and deserving blame or criticism
Careful and reliable way of acting that shows a person can be trusted with duties
Being responsible to someone for your actions
Antonyms
How Blameworthy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word culpability comes from the Latin root culpa, which means 'fault' or 'blame', and the ending -ability, which means 'state of being'. Like the word culprit, who is a person to blame, culpability is the state of being at fault or deserving blame.