blameworthiness

noun

Definition of blameworthinessnext
as in culpability

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blameworthiness
  1. culpability
  2. complicity
  3. guilt
  4. blame
  5. condemnation
Noun
  • But on the transcendent issue of American democracy and Trump’s culpability in trying to destroy it, she’s been a rare voice of clarity and courage — and continues to be.
    Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Despite significant doubts surrounding Robert Roberson's culpability in the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter, the 57-year-old is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection Thursday evening.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of culpability
Noun
  • The trial of 54 defendants took testimony about 789 individual crimes from around 900 witnesses and presented new details about the death flights, including the complicity of church officials, who sometimes blessed the pilots before their flights.
    Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
  • An international arrest warrant was issued against Assad last year after France's top court accused him of complicity in war crimes during the civil war.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of complicity
Noun
  • Helping children ‘get it right’ moves away from shame and guilt and toward feelings of positive self-worth and capability.
    Kelsey Mora, Contributor, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The Defense Needs To Sway One Individual It has also been noted that while prosecutors need to convince the entire panel of an individual's guilt, the defense team needs to reach just a single individual.
    Peter Suciu, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of guilt
Noun
  • Over at the Capitol, the GOP said Democrats should bear the blame.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Unhappily for Harris' 2028 aspirations, though, almost everyone has found a way to place some of the blame on her and her campaign.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of blame
Noun
  • Their actions drew condemnation on social media from political leaders on both the left and the right.
    David Plazas, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Some are singling out the pay raise in their condemnations.
    Axios, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of condemnation
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