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culprit

[ kuhl-prit ]

noun

  1. a person or other agent guilty of or responsible for an offense or fault.
  2. a person arraigned for an offense.


culprit

/ 藞办蕦濒辫谤瑟迟 /

noun

  1. law a person awaiting trial, esp one who has pleaded not guilty
  2. the person responsible for a particular offence, misdeed, etc
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of culprit1

1670鈥80; traditionally explained as cul (representing Latin 肠耻濒辫腻产颈濒颈蝉 guilty) + prit (representing Anglo-French prest ready), marking the prosecution as ready to prove the defendant's guilt. See culpable, presto
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of culprit1

C17: from Anglo-French cul-, short for culpable guilty + prit ready, indicating that the prosecution was ready to prove the guilt of the one charged
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"The most important culprits are civil engineers... Even small things like the road signages and marking system are very poor in the country," he said.

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Social media users condemned the culprits, and some noted that the cuts were done just ahead of Earth Day.

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He told BBC News that the main culprit is still at large, but that police have made 40 arrests so far.

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About 13 years ago, a similar heist was foiled when the culprits were caught in the act, the owner said.

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The culprit for this could be social comparison.

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