culpa

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UK, US/ˈkʊlpə/UK, US/ˈkʌlpə/

noun

Negligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart.

OriginLatin culpa →
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Meanings

nounculpa (plural culpae)

plural culpae

  1. Ancient RomelawNegligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart.

    Every actual delict presupposes a dolus or culpa, with the concomitant consciousness and prepense

    1849, James G. Butler, A Summary of the Roman Civil Law

Origin

  1. Latinculpa
  2. Latinculpa
  3. Englishculpa

Learned borrowing from Latin culpa.

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Translations

Finnish tuottamus
  • tuottamusnegligence or fault

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with culpa

Sapulpakalpatulpa
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Sounds the same

kalpa (one pronunciation)

Anagrams

LucapLupaccapul
Cite this entry
APA

culpa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culpa

MLA

“culpa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culpa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “culpa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culpa.

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