culpable

Meanings

• adjective

  Deserving or liable to be punished or blamed for a fault or offense, especially a moral one.

  - "The thief was found to be culpable for the stolen goods."
  - "The manager was culpable for the team's poor performance."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈkʌlpəbəl/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with culpable
able , stable , table , gratable , label

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Variants

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culpable , culpableness , culpablenesses , culpably , culpable negligence

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Etymology

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From Latin culpābilis, past participle of culpare ‘to blame, reproach’.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'culpable' comes from the Latin word 'culpare', which means 'to blame'.

2. In law, a person can only be held culpable for a crime if they have both the actus reus (the physical act) and the mens rea (the guilty mind).

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Related Concepts

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1. responsible: Related concept: responsible. Someone who is responsible is accountable for an action or an outcome. Culpable implies that the person is at fault and deserving of blame.

2. blameworthy: Related concept: blameworthy. A person who is blameworthy is deserving of criticism or censure. Culpable implies that the person has actually committed a wrongdoing.

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Culture

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Culpable is a word often used in legal contexts to describe someone who is blameworthy or responsible for a wrongdoing. In literature, it is used to describe characters who have committed a moral offense and are therefore deserving of blame.

How to Memorize "culpable"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person standing in a courtroom, being accused and found culpable for a crime.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'culpable' with the word 'blame'. Remember, someone who is culpable is deserving of blame.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic: 'Culpable means you're to blame.'

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