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18 words match “CULPABLE”

CULPABLE a. 2 definitions
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.
EXCULPABLE n.
. Capable of being exculpated; deserving exculpation. Sir G. Buck.
INCULPABLE a.
Faultless; blameless; innocent. South. An innocent and incupable piece of ignorance. Killingbeck.
INCULPABLENESS n.
Blamelessness; faultlessness.
UNCULPABLE a.
Inculpable; not blameworthy. [R.] Hooker.
BLAMABLE a.
Deserving of censure; faulty; culpable; reprehensible; censurable; blameworthy. -- Blam"a*ble*ness, n. -- Blam"a*bly (, adv.
BLAMEWORTHY a.
Deserving blame; culpable; reprehensible. -- Blame"wor`thi*ness, n.
BLUNDER n.
A gross error or mistake, resulting from carelessness, stupidity, or culpable ignorance.
CENSURABLE a.
Deserving of censure; blamable; culpable; reprehensible; as, a censurable person, or censurable conduct. -- Cen"sur*a*bleness, n. -- Cen"sur*a*bly, adv.
CONDEMNABLE a.
Worthy of condemnation; blamable; culpable.
COUPABLE a.
Culpable. [Obs.]
CULPABILITY n.
The state of being culpable.
IMPUTABLE a.
Accusable; culpable. [R.] The fault lies at his door, and she is no wise imputable. Ayliffe.
INJURIOUS a.
Not just; wrongful; iniquitous; culpable. [Obs.] Milton. Till the injurious Roman did extort This tribute from us, we were free. Shak.
MORA n.
Delay; esp., culpable delay; postponement.
NEGLECT n.
y, from heedlessness, indifference, or willfulness; failure to do, use, or heed anything; culpable disregard; as, neglect of business, of health, of economy. To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame, Or our neglect, we lost her as we came. Milton.
REPREHENSIBLE a.
Worthy of reprehension; culpable; censurable; blamable. -- Rep`re*hen"si*ble*ness, n. -- Rep`re*hen"si*bly, adv.
TRANSGRESSIVE a.
Disposed or tending to transgress; faulty; culpable. -