culpability

Meanings

• Noun

  The state or condition of being responsible for an action or offense, or deserving of punishment or blame.

  - "The accused bears the full culpability for the crime."
  - "The company's negligence resulted in significant culpability for the accident."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with culpability
ability , pality , responsibility

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Variants

List of all variants of culpability that leads to same result
culpabilities , culpability

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Etymology

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From Latin culpabilis, meaning 'deserving of blame'.

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Trivia

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1. Culpability is a term often used in legal proceedings to determine the level of responsibility for a crime.

2. The concept of culpability is not exclusive to law, it can also be applied to moral and ethical situations.

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Related Concepts

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1. Responsibility: Related to culpability as it also deals with accountability for actions and their consequences.

2. Guilt: Culpability is the condition that leads to feelings of guilt when one has committed a wrong or transgression.

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Culture

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Culpability is a significant concept in law and ethics, often used to determine responsibility and guilt.

How to Memorize "culpability"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person being held accountable for their actions, with a scale weighing the good and bad deeds.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the concept of being accountable or responsible for one's actions.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic: 'Culpability: Condition Understanding Legal Penalties'.

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