Synonyms for culpability


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuhl-puh-bil-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkʌl pəˈbɪl ɪ ti


Définition of culpability

Origin :
  • 1670s, from Late Latin culpabilitas "guilt, culpability," from Latin culpabilis (see culpable).
  • noun blame
Example sentences :
  • As if the estrangement between them had come of any culpability of hers.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • They told all we wanted to know, and your culpability is the result.
  • Extract from : « The Regent's Daughter » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
  • The culpability of neglect and omission may justly condemn the soul.
  • Extract from : « The Vitality of Mormonism--Brief Essays » by James E. Talmage
  • After giving him fully to understand his culpability in the matter, we parted.
  • Extract from : « Opium Eating » by Anonymous
  • As it was, they knew that no matter how great their culpability, they could get off with slight loss.
  • Extract from : « King Coal » by Upton Sinclair
  • I am light-hearted, but if there is any culpability it is yours, Basil.
  • Extract from : « An Open-Eyed Conspiracy » by W. D. Howells
  • "There are degrees of culpability, of course, in these matters," said Mr. Rimington.
  • Extract from : « Peter Binney » by Archibald Marshall
  • Her duty was plain; she had no right to argue the question of culpability.
  • Extract from : « The Price » by Francis Lynde
  • No blame attached to me: I am as free from culpability as any one of you three.
  • Extract from : « Jane Eyre » by Charlotte Bronte
  • There is a bookkeeper and an assistant, and a general atmosphere of varnish and culpability.
  • Extract from : « The Gentle Grafter » by O. Henry

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