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Culpability
The state of being culpable.
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The criminality and consequent exposure to punishment resulting from willful disobedience of law, or from morally wrong action; the state of one who…
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The quality or state of being guilty.
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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
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Deserving censure; worthy of blame; faulty; immoral; criminal.
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Deserving censure; worthy of blame; faulty; immoral; criminal.
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