From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Culpable \Cul"pa*ble\ (k?l"p?-b'l), adjective [OE. culpable, coulpable, coupable, F. coupable, formerly also coupable, formerly also coulpable, culpable, fr. L. culpabilis, fr. culpare to blame, fr. culpa fault.]
1. Deserving censure; worthy of blame; faulty; immoral; criminal. --State Trials (1413).
If he acts according to the best reason he hath, he is not culpable, though he be mistaken in his measures. --Sharp.
2. Guilty; as, culpable of a crime. [Obs.] --Spenser. -- {Cul"pa*ble*ness}, noun -- {Cul"pa*bly}, adverb
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence" [syn: {blameworthy}, {blamable}, {blameable}, {blameful}, {censurable}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "culpable": accusable, amiss, arraignable, at fault, blamable, blameful, blameworthy, censurable, chargeable, criminal, faulty, guilty, impeachable, implicated, imputable, inculpated, indictable, involved, open to criticism, peccant, reprehensible, reproachable, reprovable, sinful, to blame, unholy
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