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Culpable Meaning in English

word

释义

Responsible for doing something wrong or bad; deserving blame.

用法与细微差别

Used in formal and legal contexts to assign blame. Less common in everyday conversation. Often used with 'of' or 'for': 'culpable of a crime'. Not as strong as 'guilty', which means proven blame in court.

例句

Is she culpable of breaking the rules?

basic

The company was found culpable of neglecting safety procedures.

natural

His actions were wrong, but not legally culpable.

natural

They were not culpable for the loss.

basic

The court found him culpable for the accident.

basic

Nobody said you were culpable—we just want to know what happened.

natural