noun
culpability
kuhl-puh-BIH-luh-tee
Culpability (noun) means the degree to which someone is to blame for a wrongdoing or crime. Example: “The jury had to weigh the defendant's culpability carefully.”
noun
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The degree to which someone is to blame for a wrongdoing or crime.
"Questions of legal culpability remain unresolved."
"The investigation established his culpability in the fraud."
"The jury had to weigh the defendant's culpability carefully."
"The report assigned culpability to several company executives."
How to use culpability
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishHow much someone is to blame for something.
Common pairings
degree of culpability
moral culpability
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Word forms
- Plural
- culpabilities
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Etymology
From Middle French culpabilité, ultimately from Latin culpa ("fault").
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What does “culpability” mean?
The word “culpability” means the degree to which someone is to blame for a wrongdoing or crime. In plain terms, how much someone is to blame for something.
How do you pronounce “culpability”?
“Culpability” is pronounced kuhl-puh-BIH-luh-tee (/ˌkʌlpəˈbɪləti/ in IPA).
How do you use “culpability” in a sentence?
Here is “culpability” used in a sentence: “The jury had to weigh the defendant's culpability carefully.”
What part of speech is “culpability”?
“Culpability” is a noun.
Where does the word “culpability” come from?
The word “culpability” comes from Latin. From Middle French culpabilité, ultimately from Latin culpa ("fault").
