#293 culpa

culpa- civil law: an act of neglect; fault; sin; guilt

mea culpa- an acknowledgement of your error or guilt

culpable- deserving blame, guilty

A person who is culpable (a culprit) is one who can be blamed for doing something.

Latin- fault

The mea culpa is the first time he has acknowledged stepping out on his wife.

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