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culpable

[kuhl-puh-buhl] / ˈkʌl pə bəl /


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Prosser now works in holistic coaching and wellness and told AFP she understands other families are furious Law will not be held culpable for murder but said she does not share that emotion.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

Iskander, on the witness stand on Tuesday, echoed her attorney Brian Panish, who promised to show the pitcher and his then-girlfriend were both culpable because they were racing on the residential street.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

After all, hadn’t he been sure that the four boys falsely accused of the crime—two of whom served more than nine years in prison for it—had been culpable, too?

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

If found culpable, he could be suspended from the practice of law or disbarred in D.C.

From Slate Mar. 11, 2026

How can they be morally culpable for it?

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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