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How to use the word Culpable in a Sentence?

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Before our work we had a pretty good idea of the economic effect of global warming. The problem is, that is not sufficient to provide an understanding of how culpable individual actors are.

Christopher Callahan

Found on CNN
1 year ago

They're going to file their appeals, criminal defendants always do, but it was a pretty clean case in my book, what you want as a criminal defense attorney, especially when you're representing a defendant who is arguably less culpable, and Bryan was arguably less culpable, is to sever him or her from the other defendants, because it's arguably prejudicial to be tried with Travis McMichael, who pulled the trigger, or Gregory, who said, ‘I’m going to blow your f------ head off,'.

Neama Rahmani

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

What you want as a criminal defense attorney, especially when you're representing a defendant who is arguably less culpable, and Bryan was arguably less culpable, is to sever him or her from the other defendants, because it's arguably prejudicial to be tried with Travis McMichael, who pulled the trigger, or Gregory, who said, ‘I’m going to blow your f------ head off,'.

Neama Rahmani

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Culpable negligence requires some knowledge that the building's collapse was imminent and someone did nothing about it, a report that says there's a lot of structural damage and then the board didn't shut down the building right away or the building (official) didn't shut down the building right away -- that's not criminal.

Dave Aronberg

Found on CNN
2 years ago

If we really believe that this is a moment of reckoning in every way then we must act accordingly, and that means that Donald J. Trump must be held accountable because he is culpable for having incited this insurrection by perpetuating this' big lie,' this House has twice done This House job. He will forever be the twice-impeached President by this Democratic majority-led This House.

Ayanna Pressley

Found on CNN
3 years ago

If he has information that is exculpatory, that means ex, taking away, culpable, blame, then we look forward to seeing it.

Nancy Pelosi

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

She is absolutely culpable for the injuries that these girls sustained.

Dan Kaiser

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I think this office, based on (the) charging decisions, believed that he is culpable of doing that.

Kim Foxx

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

He has been arrested for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

Anil Tank

Found on CNN
6 years ago

In choosing to accept this settlement, I am able to put the legal aspects of my mother's death behind me and ensure that those culpable for her death have accepted responsibility for their actions quickly and without equivocation.

Melissa Rivers

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Strictly speaking, because murder wasn't a separate charge but was tied in with the culpable homicide charge, it's not considered technically ... as reconsidering a case where there has been a complete acquittal.

Kelly Phelps

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We are trying to establish a chain of command responsibility. Our task is to show that an individual in the position of power could be administratively or criminally culpable.

Teesta Setalvad

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We expect cooperating companies to identify culpable individuals - including senior executives if they were involved - and provide the facts about their wrongdoing.

Leslie Caldwell

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I am deeply sorry for many things I have done. However, it is my hope that revealing the truth will lead to a bright, dope-free future for the sport I love, in the rush to vilify Lance, many of the other equally culpable participants have been allowed to escape scrutiny, much less sanction, and many of the anti-doping 'enforcers' have chosen to grandstand at Lance's expense rather than truly search for the truth.

Lance Armstrong

Found on CNN
9 years ago

In the rush to vilify Lance, many of the other equally culpable participants have been allowed to escape scrutiny, much less sanction, and many of the anti-doping 'enforcers' have chosen to grandstand at Lance's expense rather than truly search for the truth.

Elliot Peters

Found on CNN
9 years ago

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