Meanings
plural culpabilities
- countableuncountableThe degree of one's blameworthiness in the commission of a crime or offence.
criminal culpability
2 more examples
The investigation established his culpability in the fraud.
Questions of legal culpability remain unresolved.
Synonyms: guiltiness, blameworthiness, guilt, guiltiness, noninnocence, uninnocence
- countableuncountableThe amount of liability for a fault or wrongdoing.
degree of culpability
1 more example
establish culpability
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe degree of one's blameworthiness in the commission of a crime or offence.
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Origin
- Middle Frenchculpabilité
- Englishculpability
From Middle French culpabilité.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مَلُومِيَّة, تَأْثِيم
- مَلُومِيَّة (malūmiyya)blameworthiness
- تَأْثِيم (taʔṯīm)blameworthiness
Czech zavinění, provinění
- zaviněníblameworthiness
- proviněníblameworthiness
- vinablameworthiness
Finnish rangaistavuus, syyllisyys
- rangaistavuusblameworthiness
- syyllisyysblameworthiness
German Schuldhaftigkeit, Strafbarkeit
- Schuldhaftigkeitblameworthiness
- Strafbarkeitblameworthiness
Hungarian bűnösség, vétkesség
- bűnösségblameworthiness
- vétkességblameworthiness
Italian colpevolezza, torto
- colpevolezzablameworthiness
- tortoblameworthiness
Latin culpa
- culpablameworthiness
Portuguese culpabilidade
- culpabilidadeblameworthiness
Russian виновность
- виновность (vinovnostʹ)blameworthiness
Ukrainian винува́тість
- винува́тість (vynuvátistʹ)blameworthiness
Cite this entry
culpability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culpability
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