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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state of being culpable or censurable; blamableness.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The state of being culpable.

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  • noun The degree of one's blameworthiness in the commission of a crime or offence.

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  • noun a state of guilt

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  • a state of guilt

    Since John had left his banana peel at the top of the stairwell, he accepted culpability for Martha's broken leg.

    October 15, 2016