Vocabulary Builder — Essay & Answer Writing
Culpability
noun
/ kul-puh-BIL-ih-tee /
Medium
Meaning
Responsibility for a fault or wrong; the state of deserving blame or censure for an action or failure to act.
Origin / Etymology
Latin culpa (fault, blame) + -bilis (capable of)
Synonyms
Guilt
Liability
Accountability
Antonyms
Innocence
Blamelessness
Example Sentence
"The National Green Tribunal established corporate culpability in the Vizag gas leak disaster, ordering Hindustan Zinc to pay Rs 50 crore in interim compensation."
🎯 UPSC Usage
Use in GS3 Environment and GS4 Ethics answers when discussing corporate environmental liability, disaster accountability, or governance failures. Also relevant in GS2 when discussing the principle of sovereign immunity vs state accountability.
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