Culpable

Legal Definition and Related Resources of Culpable

Meaning of Culpable

Blameworthy; with wrongful intent; involving a breach of a legal duty.

Synonyms of Culpable

adjective

  • accusable
  • at fault
  • blamable
  • blameworthy
  • censurable
  • chargeable
  • condemnable
  • convictable
  • criminal
  • criminous
  • culpandus
  • delinquent
  • deserving blame
  • deserving censure
  • discreditable
  • dishonest
  • disorderly
  • dissolute
  • encroaching
  • felonious
  • guilty
  • having violated the law
  • improper
  • in error
  • in the wrong
  • indictable
  • indiscreet
  • lawbreaking
  • lawless
  • meriting censure
  • meriting condemnation
  • misdemeanant
  • peccant
  • punishable
  • responsible
  • transgressing
  • unrighteous
  • worthy of blame
  • wrong

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See also

Culpability in the American legal Encyclopedia

Culpable is a term in criminal law that refers to the blameworthiness of the accused. An accused is culpable when he or she is sufficiently responsible for the action.

Culpable is a term in criminal law that refers to the blameworthiness of the accused. An accused is culpable when he or she is sufficiently responsible for the action.


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