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Culprit
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(culprits) 1. When you are talking about a crime or something wrong that has been done, you can refer to the person who did it as the culprit. All the men were being deported even though the real culprits in the fight have not been identified. = offender N-COUNT: usu the N 2. When you are talking about a problem or bad situation, you can refer to its cause as the culprit. About 10% of Japanese teenagers are overweight. Nutritionists say the main culprit is increasing reliance on Western fast food. N-COUNT
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noun Etymology: Anglo-French cul. (abbreviation of culpable guilty) + prest, prit ready (i.e., to prove it), from Latin praestus — more at presto Date: 1678 1. one accused of or charged with a crime 2. one guilty of a crime or a fault 3. the source or cause of a problem ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. a person accused of or guilty of an offence. Etymology: 17th c.: orig. in the formula Culprit, how will you be tried?, said by the Clerk of the Crown to a prisoner pleading Not Guilty: perh. abbr. of AF Culpable: prest d'averrer etc. (You are) guilty: (I am) ready to prove etc. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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~ n 1 the person who is guilty of a crime, or responsible for damage, a problem etc (Police finally managed to catch the culprit.) 2 informal the reason for a particular problem or difficulty (the main culprit) (High production costs are the main culprit.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1678, 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 Eng. for an address to the defendant. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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