be culpable

Frequency: 7.010.5 per million words

Used to state that someone is responsible for a wrongdoing.

culpableVERBS + culpable

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Examples (10)

  • The court found that the driver was culpable for the accident.
  • If the company ignored safety warnings, it would be culpable for any resulting injuries.
  • Both parties are equally culpable in this unfortunate situation.
  • He was held culpable of professional negligence by the disciplinary committee.
  • Although she didn't participate, her knowledge of the plan meant she was morally culpable.
  • The investigation aims to determine which individuals are culpable for the financial misconduct.
  • As the captain of the ship, you will be culpable if anything goes wrong.
  • The CEO was not considered legally culpable, but he resigned anyway.
  • It's debatable whether the programmers or the managers are more culpable for the software failure.
  • The government was found culpable in its failure to protect public health.