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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Culprit \Cul"prit\ (k[u^]l"pr?t), n. [Prob. corrupted for culpate, fr Law Latin culpatus the accused, p. p. of L. culpare to blame. See {Culpable}.] 1. One accused of or arraigned for a crime, as before a judge. An author is in the condition of a culprit; the public are his judges. --Prior. 2. One quilty of a fault; a criminal. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: culprit n : someone who perpetrates wrongdoing [syn: {perpetrator}]
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