culpability
/ˌkʌlpəˈbɪləti/
culpability noun: the degree of one's blameworthiness in the commission of a crime or offence.
Noun
culpability (countable and uncountable, plural culpabilities)
- The degree of one's blameworthiness in the commission of a crime or offence.
- criminal culpability
- The investigation established his culpability in the fraud.
- Synonyms:
- guiltiness, blameworthiness, guilt, noninnocence, uninnocence
- The amount of liability for a fault or wrongdoing.
- degree of culpability
- establish culpability
culpability meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Arabic
culpability in Tamil
- குற்றமுறு தன்மை, குற்றத்தன்மை, குறைகூறத்தக்க நிலை
culpability in Urdu
- قابلیت جزا
culpability in Arabic
- blameworthiness
- مَلُومِيَّة malūmiyya, تَأْثِيم taʔṯīm
Synonyms of culpability
Forms of culpability
| plural | culpabilities |
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Origin of culpability
From Middle French culpabilité.
Words formed from culpability
Questions about culpability
- What does culpability mean?
- Culpability means the degree of one's blameworthiness in the commission of a crime or offence.
- What is culpability in Tamil?
- Culpability in Tamil is குற்றமுறு தன்மை, குற்றத்தன்மை, குறைகூறத்தக்க நிலை. See Culpability meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is culpability?
- Culpability is a noun.
- How do you pronounce culpability?
- Culpability is pronounced /ˌkʌlpəˈbɪləti/.
- What is the plural of culpability?
- The plural of culpability is culpabilities.
Words near culpability in the dictionary
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