CULPABLE, adjective [Latin , a fault.] 1. Blamable; deserving censure; as the person who has done wrong, or the act, conduct or negligence of the person. We say, the man is culpable or voluntary ignorance is culpable 2. Sinful; criminal; immoral; faulty. But generally, culpable is applied to acts less atrocious than crimes. 3. Guilty of; as culpable of a crime. [Not used.]
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