culpability

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Pronunciation[change]

  • IPA (key): /ˌkʌlpəˈbɪləti/

Noun[change]

Singular
culpability

Plural
none

  1. (uncountable) Culpability is the state of being responsible for something negative, such as a crime.
    Oliver Twist was found guilty of theft, but the real culpability was Fagin's.