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culpable

/ˈkʌlpəbəl/ adjective C2
  1. Meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy, guilty. · I am culpable for stealing your money.
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If you have been culpable, it was imprudence, and this imprudence was in obedience to the orders of your captain.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 66 · C1
It is most culpable.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 115 · C1
Certainly, after witnessing the culpable indolence manifested by M.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1016 · C1

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