culpability

/ˌkʌlpəˈbɪləti/ noun C2

The degree of one's blameworthiness in the commission of a crime or offence. (countable, uncountable) · criminal culpability· The investigation established his culpability in the fraud.
The amount of liability for a fault or wrongdoing. (countable, uncountable) · degree of culpability· establish culpability

Plural culpabilities

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This inherent aversion to culpability gives rise to the phenomenon of the non-apology, a linguistic masterpiece of deflection and evasion.

The Art of the Apology, p. 1 · C2

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