cul·pa·ble 
/ˈkʌlpəbəl/ adjective
/ˈkʌlpəbəl/ adjective [more culpable; most culpable] formal : deserving blame : guilty of doing something wrong
▪ They held her culpable for the accident. ▪ He's more culpable than the others because he's old enough to know better. ▪ (law) The defendant is charged with culpable negligence. [=negligence that is regarded as a crime]
▪ They held her culpable for the accident. ▪ He's more culpable than the others because he's old enough to know better. ▪ (law) The defendant is charged with culpable negligence. [=negligence that is regarded as a crime]
— cul·pa·bil·i·ty /ˌkʌlpəˈbɪləti/ noun [noncount]
▪ She refused to acknowledge her own culpability.
/ˌkʌlpəˈbɪləti/ noun [noncount] ▪ She refused to acknowledge her own culpability.
— cul·pa·bly /ˈkʌlpəbli/ adverb
▪ The defendant was culpably negligent.
/ˈkʌlpəbli/ adverb ▪ The defendant was culpably negligent.
