What does culpable in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word culpable in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use culpable in Spanish.

The word culpable in Spanish means guilty, responsible, guilty, guilty, person responsible, person at fault, culprit, culpable homicide, culpable negligence. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word culpable

guilty, responsible

adjetivo de una sola terminación (que causa algo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Como se trata de un error grave, la empresa sancionará al empleado culpable. Tú no eres culpable de que tu hijo no quiera estudiar.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The employee vehemently denied being guilty of stealing money from the petty cash.

guilty

adjetivo de una sola terminación (de un delito)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El tribunal lo declaró culpable del delito de fraude.
The tribunal declared him guilty of the crime of fraud.

guilty

adjetivo de una sola terminación (que manifiesta culpa)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tu mirada culpable te delata, tú eres el traidor.
Your guilty look gave you away; you are the traitor.

person responsible, person at fault

nombre común en cuanto al género (responsable, causante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No han encontrado al culpable del accidente.
They have not caught the person responsible for the accident.

culprit

nombre común en cuanto al género (reo, inculpado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El culpable pasará muchos años en la cárcel.
The culprit will spend many years in prison.

culpable homicide

(der: con culpa o negligencia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

culpable negligence

locución nominal femenina (derecho: culpa punible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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