cul·pa·bil·i·ty
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Definition of culpability
: responsibility for wrongdoing or failure : the quality or state of being culpable
moral/legal/criminal culpability He refuses to acknowledge his own culpability. Culpability for our failure to reduce petroleum imports falls across the political spectrum.— Gregg Easterbrook
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“Culpability.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/culpability. Accessed 24 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of culpability was in 1652
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