culpability

noun (culpability — uncountable)

«culpability» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(formal, law) Culpability is being to blame for something wrong or bad. tree →

In the lessons

A stiff word used in law, news and serious discussions of right and wrong: courts decide a person's culpability; in ethics lessons we ask how much someone is to blame if they did not mean the harm. Phrases: «accept culpability», «deny culpability», «moral culpability».

Examples

The court had to decide the driver's culpability for the crash. tree →
The company denied any culpability for the oil spill. tree →
He accepted culpability and apologised. tree →
Being a child can reduce a person's culpability in law. tree →
The inquiry looked at the culpability of the officials. tree →
Culpability is greater when harm is done on purpose. tree →

Note

Uncountable. Adjective: culpable (to blame). Everyday words: blame, guilt, fault. Related: culprit.

On Mova

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