culpability

Example Sentences

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Two jurors interviewed after the verdict said the eight days of deliberation were filled with questions about culpability and what signal they wanted their decisions to send to Meta and YouTube.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Felony murder allows for an incredibly broad net of culpability, yet it is law in most states.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

Start to finish, “Reality Check” is an exercise in self-examination and culpability.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

But the gulf between public opinion and civil culpability is vast, attorneys for the platforms say.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

As he was the person most in charge of Walter's wrongful prosecution and conviction, it was hard to reconcile his immunity with his culpability in the whole affair, but there was little we could do.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson