culpable
Example Sentences
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He also believed that teenagers who commit crimes are not as culpable as adults.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
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
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
January signing Guehi was culpable for the opening goal and City's defence were sliced open time and time again - Everton should have been out of sight by the time they conceded a 97th-minute equaliser.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
And since Las Casas historians, clerics, and political activists have debated whether Europeans and their descendants in the Americas are morally culpable for the enormous Indian losses.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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