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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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