culpability

CEFRC2

/ˌkʌlpəˈbɪləti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Responsibility for doing something wrong or illegal.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The amount of liability for a fault or wrongdoing.

Examples

  • Tom was accused of lying to the court in an effort to diminish his culpability.

  • The investigation established his culpability in the fraud.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The degree of one's blameworthiness in the commission of a crime or offence.

More examples

In context

  • Questions of legal culpability remain unresolved.

  • criminal culpability

  • degree of culpability

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle French culpabilité.