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culpability

/ˌkʌlpəˈbɪləti/noun

उच्चारण कल्पबिलटी

दोषिता, अपराध-भागिता, दोष

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] formal

    the fact of being responsible for something wrong or bad

    दोषिता, अपराध-भागिता, दोष

    • The inquiry will decide the culpability of the officers involved.
    • He refused to admit any culpability for the accident.

    Synonyms blame guilt fault responsibility liability

    Opposite innocence blamelessness

◇Word family
culpable adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

blame guilt fault responsibility liability

Antonyms

innocence blamelessness

§Grammar and usage

Usage: the adjective culpable is used in the legal phrase culpable homicide.

Usage में इसका adjective culpable क़ानूनी वाक्यांश culpable homicide (आपराधिक मानव-वध) में प्रयोग होता है।

⌂Word origin and word building

From Latin culpa (fault or blame), which is also seen in the phrase mea culpa, meaning it is my fault.

यह Latin शब्द culpa (दोष या ग़लती) से बना है, जो mea culpa वाक्यांश में भी दिखता है, जिसका अर्थ है 'यह मेरी ग़लती है'।