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Synonyms
blamable, blameworthy, censurable, reprehensible, reproachable
Antonyms
blameless, faultless, impeccable, irreproachable
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That officer was arrested last month on 11 charges of neglect of a child, culpable negligence and perjury. — New York Times, "Las Vegas Police Fire an Officer Who ‘Froze’ During the 2017 Massacre," 3 July 2019 One of those was school resource officer Scot Peterson, who was also arrested on criminal charges for child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury. — Emily Tillett, CBS News, "Fired Broward Sheriff Scott Israel campaigns for old job after Parkland controversy," 2 July 2019 One of those was school resource officer Scot Peterson, who was also arrested on charges of child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury. — Fox News, "Broward County Sheriff's Office loses accreditation after school massacre, Florida airport shooting: report," 2 July 2019 Two other deputies have already been fired for neglect of duty during the shooting, including Scot Peterson, who was arrested earlier this month on charges of child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury. — NBC News, "Two more Broward County deputies fired for neglect during Parkland school shooting," 26 June 2019 The school resource officer, former Sheriff’s Deputy Scot Peterson, was also charged with several crimes stemming from his alleged actions that day, including child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury. — Talal Ansari, WSJ, "Broward County Sheriff Fires Two More Deputies After Investigation of Parkland Shooting," 26 June 2019 According to prosecutor Mike Staz, Peterson was arrested on 11 charges, including child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury. — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, "Put coward Florida cop in prison, and who’s next? The social worker? The teacher? The politician?," 6 June 2019 Scot Peterson, 56, was arrested and charged with 11 counts, including seven counts of child neglect, three counts of culpable negligence and one count of perjury, authorities said. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "Ex-deputy charged for Parkland shooting inaction," 4 June 2019 Police charged 25-year-old Jeanee Dunn of Oxford and 41-year-old Bridget Austin of Abbeville with manslaughter by culpable negligence, more than a year after Durley Bratton died in April 2017. — Jeff Amy, The Seattle Times, "2 ex-workers charged in World War II veteran’s 2017 death," 10 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'culpable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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