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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being culpable or censurable; blamableness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state of being culpable.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
degree of one'sblameworthiness in thecommission of acrime oroffence .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a state of guilt
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Examples
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This culpability is at the aggregate scale and of course no individual bank can be held liable in court for the collapse of the financial system.
William K. Black: Foreclose on the Foreclosure Fraudsters, Part 2: Spurious Arguments Against Holding the Fraudsters Accountable William K. Black 2010
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This culpability is at the aggregate scale and of course no individual bank can be held liable in court for the collapse of the financial system.
William K. Black: Foreclose on the Foreclosure Fraudsters, Part 2: Spurious Arguments Against Holding the Fraudsters Accountable William K. Black 2010
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This culpability is at the aggregate scale and of course no individual bank can be held liable in court for the collapse of the financial system.
William K. Black: Foreclose on the Foreclosure Fraudsters, Part 2: Spurious Arguments Against Holding the Fraudsters Accountable William K. Black 2010
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This culpability is at the aggregate scale and of course no individual bank can be held liable in court for the collapse of the financial system.
William K. Black: Foreclose on the Foreclosure Fraudsters, Part 2: Spurious Arguments Against Holding the Fraudsters Accountable William K. Black 2010
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This culpability is at the aggregate scale and of course no individual bank can be held liable in court for the collapse of the financial system.
William K. Black: Foreclose on the Foreclosure Fraudsters, Part 2: Spurious Arguments Against Holding the Fraudsters Accountable William K. Black 2010
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Is there no problem, misstep, or abuse for which DTM will not instantly jump in to redirect all culpability from the administration?
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Is there no problem, misstep, or abuse for which DTM will not instantly jump in to redirect all culpability from the administration?
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Is there no problem, misstep, or abuse for which DTM will not instantly jump in to redirect all culpability from the administration?
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I believe the issue of culpability is very important, and this nonsense of guilt on the part of derivative players such as Pelosi is a red herring, both legally and practically.
Discourse.net: At the Sharp End: The Highest Officials Authorize Torture of a Clerk 2009
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Is there no problem, misstep, or abuse for which DTM will not instantly jump in to redirect all culpability from the administration?
mohitanand commented on the word culpability
a state of guilt
Since John had left his banana peel at the top of the stairwell, he accepted culpability for Martha's broken leg.
October 15, 2016