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  1. CULPRIT definition: 1. someone who has done something wrong: 2. a fact or situation that is the reason for something…. Learn more.

  2. The meaning of CULPRIT is one accused of or charged with a crime. How to use culprit in a sentence. Did you know?

  3. A complete guide to the word "CULPRIT": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  4. Culprit definition: a person or other agent guilty of or responsible for an offense or fault.. See examples of CULPRIT used in a sentence.

  5. A culprit is a person who does something wrong, like committing a crime. When your wallet got stolen out of your pocket, there was a culprit to blame in the crowd.

  6. Word Origin late 17th cent. (originally in the formula Culprit, how will you be tried?, said by the Clerk of the Crown to a prisoner pleading not guilty): perhaps from a misinterpretation of the written abbreviation cul. prist for Anglo-Norman French Culpable: prest d'averrer notre bille ‘(You are) guilty: (We are) ready to prove our indictment’; in later use influenced by Latin culpa ‘fault, blame’.

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  8. Define culprit. culprit synonyms, culprit pronunciation, culprit translation, English dictionary definition of culprit. n. 1. One charged with an offense or crime. 2 ...