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culpability

[kuhl-puh-bil-i-tee] / ˌkʌl pəˈbɪl ɪ ti /


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World Vision has repeatedly denied its culpability, acknowledged both by Israeli courts and key actors in the Senate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Fearing that authorities were actively erasing culpability, the victim's family appealed for help.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Only the two most recent versions — Nolan’s and Uberto Pasolini’s 2024 “The Return,” starring a sinewy Ralph Fiennes — center on Odysseus’ culpability for the carnage of the Trojan War.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

They may never agree about self-defense, culpability, or punishment.

From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2026

As he was the person most in charge of Walter's wrongful prosecution and conviction, it was hard to reconcile his immunity with his culpability in the whole affair, but there was little we could do.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson


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