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CULPRIT

\kˈʌlpɹɪt], \kˈʌlpɹɪt], \k_ˈʌ_l_p_ɹ_ɪ_t]\

Definitions of CULPRIT

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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One quilty of a fault; a criminal.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

One culpable or in fault: a criminal: in Eng. law, a prisoner accused, but not tried.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

An accused person; a criminal.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

A guilty person; criminal; offender.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

A person accused of a crime; one convicted of a crime; a criminal.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. [Old English] One accused of a crime, as before a judge;—one convicted of crime; a criminal.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

A man arraigned before his judge.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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