Culpable (Adjective)
Meaning
Deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The company's culpable actions led to the devastating environmental disaster that affected the local community.
- Her culpable behavior in the workplace resulted in her immediate termination and a lawsuit.
- The judge found the driver culpable of reckless endangerment and sentenced him to community service.
- The investigation revealed that the engineer's culpable negligence was the primary cause of the bridge collapse.
- The politician's culpable involvement in the scandal led to a loss of public trust and her eventual resignation.