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syyllinen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • culpable adj Deserving blame for wrongdoing.
  • culprit noun The person or thing responsible for a problem, crime, or wrongdoing.
  • guilty adj Having committed a wrongdoing or crime.
  • offender noun A person who commits a crime or breaks the law.
  • perpetrator noun The person who actually carries out a crime or other wrongdoing.

Senses

syyllinen is used for these senses in English:

  • at fault Of hunting dogs: unable to find the scent.
  • culpable Meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy, guilty.
  • offender A person who commits an offense against the law, a lawbreaker.
  • perpetrator One who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime.

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