noun

culpability

kuhl-puh-BIH-luh-tee

noun

The degree to which someone is to blame for a wrongdoing or crime.

"The jury had to weigh the defendant's culpability carefully."

"The report assigned culpability to several company executives."

How to Use Culpability

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishHow much someone is to blame for something.

Common pairings

degree of culpability moral culpability

culpabilities plural

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From Middle French culpabilité, ultimately from Latin culpa ("fault").

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