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21culpable — culpability, culpableness, n. culpably, adv. /kul peuh beuhl/, adj. deserving blame or censure; blameworthy. [1275 1325; ME < L culpabilis, equiv. to culpa(re) to hold liable (deriv. of culpa blame) + bilis BLE; r. ME coupable < MF < L as above]… …
22Model Penal Code — The Model Penal Code (MPC) is a statutory text which was developed by the American Law Institute (ALI) in 1962. The Chief Reporter on the project was Herbert Wechsler. The current form of the MPC was last updated in 1981. The purpose of the MPC… …
23Mens rea — Criminal law Part of …
24USS Liberty incident — Coordinates: 31°23′N 33°23′E / 31.39°N 33.38°E / 31.39; 33.38 …
25blame — vb reprehend, reprobate, condemn, denounce, censure, *criticize Analogous words: *accuse, charge, indict, impeach: impute, attribute, *ascribe: implicate, *involve Contrasted words: exonerate, vindicate, *exculpate, absolve, acquit: * …
26Offence of scandalizing the court in Singapore — The courtroom in the Old Supreme Court Building that was used for sittings of the Court of Appeal, photographed in August 2008 In Singapore, the offence of scandalizing the court is committed when a person performs any act or publishes any… …
27Moral responsibility — For other types of responsibility, see Responsibility (disambiguation). Part of a series on Freedom …
28circumstance — cir·cum·stance n 1 a: a condition, fact, or event accompanying, conditioning, or determining another the circumstance s constituting fraud or mistake shall be stated Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 9(b) b: a piece of evidence that indicates …
29blame — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. criticism, censure; culpability, guilt. v. t. charge, reproach, condemn. See accusation, disapprobation, wrong. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Censure] Syn. disapproval, condemnation, reprehension,… …
30guilt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Fact or sense of commission of wrong Nouns 1. guilt, guiltiness, culpability, chargeability, criminality, improbity, sinfulness (see badness). See accusation. 2. (act of doing wrong) misconduct,… …
