English-Thai Dictionary

culpable

ADJ น่า ตำหนิ  น่า ประณาม  blameworthy blamable na-tam-ni

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CULPABLE

a.[L., a fault. ] 1. Blamable; deserving censure; as the person who has done wrong, or the act, conduct or negligence of the person. We say, the man is culpable, or voluntary ignorance is culpable.
2. Sinful; criminal; immoral; faulty. But generally, culpable is applied to acts less atrocious than crimes.
3. Guilty of; as culpable of a crime. [Not used. ]

 

CULPABLENESS

n.Blamableness; guilt; the quality of deserving blame.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CULPABLE

Cul "pa *ble (kl "p-b'l ), a. Etym: [OE. culpable, coulpable, coupable, F. coupable, formerly also coupable, formerly also coulpable, culpable, fr. L. culpabilis, fr. culpare to blame, fr. culpa fault. ]

 

1. Deserving censure; worthy of blame; faulty; immoral; criminal. State Trials (1413 ). If he acts according to the best reason he hath, he is not culpable, though he be mistaken in his measures. Sharp.

 

2. Guilty; as, clpable of a crime. [Obs. ] Spenser. -- Cul "pa *ble *ness, n. -- Cul "pa *bly, adv.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

culpable

cul pa ble |ˈkəlpəbəl ˈkəlpəbəl | ▶adjective deserving blame: sometimes you're just as culpable when you watch something as when you actually participate. DERIVATIVES cul pa bly |-blē |adverb ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘deserving punishment ’): from Old French coupable, culpable, from Latin culpabilis, from culpare ‘to blame, ’ from culpa ‘fault, blame. ’

 

culpable homicide

culp |able homi |cide ▶noun [ mass noun ] Law (in some jurisdictions, including Scotland, South Africa, and India ) an act which has resulted in a person's death but is held not to amount to murder.

 

Oxford Dictionary

culpable

culp |able |ˈkʌlpəb (ə )l | ▶adjective deserving blame: mercy killings are less culpable than ‘ordinary ’ murders. DERIVATIVES culpably adverb ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘deserving punishment ’): from Old French coupable, culpable, from Latin culpabilis, from culpare ‘to blame ’, from culpa ‘fault, blame ’.

 

culpable homicide

culp |able homi |cide ▶noun [ mass noun ] Law (in some jurisdictions, including Scotland, South Africa, and India ) an act which has resulted in a person's death but is held not to amount to murder.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

culpable

culpable adjective I hold you personally culpable: to blame, guilty, at fault, in the wrong, answerable, accountable, responsible, blameworthy, censurable. ANTONYMS innocent.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

culpable

culpable adjective I hold you personally culpable: to blame, guilty, at fault, in the wrong, blameworthy, blameable, censurable, reproachable, reprovable, found wanting; responsible, answerable, liable, accountable. ANTONYMS blameless, innocent.

 

Spanish Dictionary

culpable

culpable adjetivo /nombre común 1 Que tiene o se le imputa la culpa de una cosa :tus amigos son los culpables de que no me llamaras por teléfono; los incendios forestales son los culpables de la desertización de los terrenos .2 Que es responsable de un delito :el jurado declaró culpable al acusado .El superlativo es culpabilísimo .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

culpable

cul pa ble /kʌ́lpəb (ə )l /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠1 〈人 行動などが 〉とがめられるべき, 非難されるべき .2 〘法 〙罪に値する, 有罪の (guilty )▸ culpable homicide 過失殺人 c ù l pa b í l i ty 名詞 U とがめられるべきこと, 有罪性 .c ú l pa bly 副詞