Definition
People who are responsible for a crime, mistake, or something bad that happened.
Etymology
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.
Kelly Says
Medieval courtrooms actually used 'culprit' as a formal legal designation—it literally meant 'guilty and ready for trial'! Today we casually use it for anyone caught doing wrong, from cookie thieves to major criminals.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኃላፊዎች
halaafi-woch
ARالعربية
مجرمون
mujrimūn
CACatalà
culpades
kool-PAH-des
CSČeština
viníci
vee-nee-tsi
DADansk
skyldige
skyld-ig
DEDeutsch
Schuldige
SHOO-l-dee-gə
ELΕλληνικά
παραβάτες
para-va-tes
ESEspañol
culpables
kool-PAH-bles
FISuomi
syyllisiksi
syy-li-si-ksi
FRFrançais
coupables
koo-pah-bl
GUGU
સુખદાયક
soo-kh-da-yak
HIहिन्दी
अपराधी
aparaadhi
HUMagyar
törtetők
tohr-tet-tohk
IDBahasa Indonesia
pelaku
peh-lah-koo
IGIG
ndị mere
n-di meh-reh
ITItaliano
colpevoli
kol-peh-voh-lee
KKKK
жауапкерлер
jaw-ap-ker-ler
KMKM
អ្នកប្រព្រឹត្ត
a-nək pra-prə-t
MSBahasa Melayu
pelaku
peh-lah-koo
NLNederlands
schuldigen
shool-dee-gə
NONorsk
skyldige
skyld-ig
PAPA
ਗੁਨਾਹਗਾਰ
gu-na-ha-gaar
PLPolski
winowcy
vee-noh-vtsy
PTPortuguês
culpados
kool-PAH-dooz
RORomână
vinovați
vee-noh-va-tee
RUРусский
виновники
vee-noh-vniki
SVSvenska
skyldiga
shy-ld-ee-ga
SWKiswahili
watu waliofanya
wa-too wa-lee-o-fa-nya
TAதமிழ்
வினையாளர்கள்
vi-na-ya-a-lar-gal
TEతెలుగు
నిందితులు
ni-ndi-tu-lu
THไทย
ผู้กระทำผิด
poo kra-tham phit
TLTL
mga taong nagkasala
mga tao-ng nag-ka-sa-la
TRTürkçe
suçlular
sooch-loo-lar
UKУкраїнська
винуваті
vee-noo-va-tyi
URاردو
خلاف کرنے والے
khalaaf karnay walay
VITiếng Việt
những kẻ phạm tội
nhu-ng-kh-e phahm toy
ZUZU
abantu abalulekile
a-ban-too a-ba-loo-le-ki-le