- culprit cul·prit n
- ['kʌlprɪt]
colpevole m/f
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culprit cul·prit n
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cul|prit — «KUHL priht», noun. 1. a person guilty of a fault or crime; offender: »The person who broke the window is the culprit; he should pay for it. 2. a prisoner in court accused of a crime. ╂[apparently < Anglo French cul. prit, earlier cul. prist;… … Useful english dictionary
cul. prit — See culprit … Ballentine's law dictionary
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. [1913 Webster] An author is in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
culprit — cul|prit [ˈkʌlprıt] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Anglo French; Origin: cul (from culpable guilty ) + prit ready (to prove it) ] 1.) the person who is guilty of a crime or doing something wrong →↑victim ▪ Police finally managed to catch the culprit. 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
culprit — (n.) 1670s, from Anglo Fr. cul prit, contraction of Culpable: prest (d averrer nostre bille) guilty, ready (to prove our case), words used by prosecutor in opening a trial. It seems the abbreviation cul. prit was mistaken in English for an… … Etymology dictionary
culprit — [kul′prit] n. [< Anglo Fr cul. prit, contr. for phr. culpable, prit (a averer nostre bille), lit., guilty, ready (to prove our case): words used by prosecutor in opening case < culpable (see CULPABLE) + prit, for OFr prest < LL praestus … English World dictionary
culprit — cul•prit [[t]ˈkʌl prɪt[/t]] n. 1) a person guilty of an offense or fault 2) law a person accused of or arraigned for an offense • Etymology: 1670–80; traditionally explained as cul (repr. L culpābilis guilty) +prit (repr. AF prest ready), marking … From formal English to slang
culprit — cul|prit [ kʌlprıt ] noun count 1. ) someone who is responsible for doing something bad or illegal: Police have so far failed to find the culprits. 2. ) the cause of something bad happening: The workload is bigger than ever, and technology seems… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
culprit — cul·prit … English syllables
culprit — [17] Culprit appears to be a fossilized survival of the mixture of English and French once used in English courts. The usually accepted account of its origin is that it is a lexicalization of an exchange in court between the accused and the… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
culprit — [17] Culprit appears to be a fossilized survival of the mixture of English and French once used in English courts. The usually accepted account of its origin is that it is a lexicalization of an exchange in court between the accused and the… … Word origins
