culpability

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culpability

/ˌkʌlpəˈbɪləti/

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From Middle French culpabilité.

noun culpabilities

countable, uncountable The degree of one's blameworthiness in the commission of a crime or offence. criminal culpability
Similar: guiltiness, blameworthiness, culpability, guilt, noninnocence, uninnocence
countable, uncountable The amount of liability for a fault or wrongdoing. degree of culpability

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noun blameworthiness

Português	culpabilidade
Deutsch	Schuldhaftigkeit, Strafbarkeit
Italiano	colpevolezza, torto
Русский	виновность vinovnostʹ
العربية	مَلُومِيَّة malūmiyya, تَأْثِيم taʔṯīm

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@misc{culpability_2026,
  title = {culpability},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/culpability},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}