Culprits

/ˈkʌlprɪts/ noun

People who are responsible for a crime, mistake, or something bad that happened.

From Old French 'culpable' (blameworthy, from Latin 'culpa' meaning fault) combined with 'prit' (ready or proven). In legal terms, a culprit was someone proven guilty or ready to be accused in court.

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