culpable
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After all, hadn’t he been sure that the four boys falsely accused of the crime—two of whom served more than nine years in prison for it—had been culpable, too?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Damian Williams said Shah was the most culpable of the many defendants accused of participating in a nationwide fraud scheme.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
If found culpable, he could be suspended from the practice of law or disbarred in D.C.
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026
It has been alleged in court that Adams is as "culpable" for the attacks as those who planted and detonated the bombs.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
At Sophie Mol’s funeral and in the days before Estha was Returned, they saw her swollen eyes, and with the self-centeredness of children, held themselves wholly culpable for her grief.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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