as in blame
responsibility for wrongdoing or failure
cannot find culpability where there is neither knowledge that a crime has been committed nor evidence of intent to commit a crime
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Recent Examples of culpability
The extension would have detained Gamboa until June 23, but Gill later said his office was unable to decide Gamboa's culpability in the shooting, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 June 2025
The View From Republicans Republicans used their time at the House hearing to accuse the blue-state governors of culpability in the deaths of Americans killed by non-citizens; Democrats often used theirs to say that Trump was shredding the Constitution.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 12 June 2025
His longstanding interest in free will led to the 2022 co-edited volume Agency in Mental Disorder, which brings philosophical reasoning about limits and culpability to bear on addiction, mental illness, and psychotherapy.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 June 2025
France released a scathing assessment of its own culpability.
—The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 3 June 2025
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 June 2025
The View From Republicans Republicans used their time at the House hearing to accuse the blue-state governors of culpability in the deaths of Americans killed by non-citizens; Democrats often used theirs to say that Trump was shredding the Constitution.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 12 June 2025
His longstanding interest in free will led to the 2022 co-edited volume Agency in Mental Disorder, which brings philosophical reasoning about limits and culpability to bear on addiction, mental illness, and psychotherapy.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 June 2025
France released a scathing assessment of its own culpability.
—The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for culpability
Noun
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It could be argued that the question was more about accountability than blame.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
17 July 2025
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Aspirational Luxury Falls In 2025, the luxury market is looking down the barrel at its first major slowdown in 15 years, excepting the Covid years, and BCG puts much of the blame on brands’ overemphasizing the aspirational consumer segment.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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There's a lot of guilt … a ton of fear, but there's also deep gratitude.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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Wood sent to prison after violating probation A Jan. 1, 2010, incident — five months after his initial probation ended — led to an admission of guilt by Wood.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
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“Culpability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culpability. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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