[ˈkʌlpəbl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- deserving blame
(e.g: mercy killings are less culpable than ‘ordinary’ murders)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘deserving punishment’): from Old French coupable, culpable, from Latin culpabilis, from culpare ‘to blame’, from culpa ‘fault, blame’