formal
: deserving blame : guilty of doing something wrong
They held her culpable for the accident.
He's more culpable than the others because he's old enough to know better.
(law) The defendant is charged with culpable negligence. [=negligence that is regarded as a crime]
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“Culpable.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/culpable. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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