as in blame
responsibility for wrongdoing or failure
cannot find culpability where there is neither knowledge that a crime has been committed nor evidence of intent to commit a crime
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Recent Examples of culpability
Trump denies any culpability whatsoever for Jan. 6.
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
State of play: State attorneys general, most recently, sued TikTok, Snap and YouTube, alleging culpability in risks to children's safety or wellbeing.
—April Rubin, Axios, 5 Oct. 2024
This small act puts an end to Whelan and Taverner’s (Kristin Scott Thomas) attempts to cover the whole thing up—a sneaky move to hide MI5’s culpability.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
But your culpability in this shameful saga is unimpeachable.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
State of play: State attorneys general, most recently, sued TikTok, Snap and YouTube, alleging culpability in risks to children's safety or wellbeing.
—April Rubin, Axios, 5 Oct. 2024
This small act puts an end to Whelan and Taverner’s (Kristin Scott Thomas) attempts to cover the whole thing up—a sneaky move to hide MI5’s culpability.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
But your culpability in this shameful saga is unimpeachable.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Culpability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culpability. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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