culprit

== English == === Etymology === From Anglo-Norman cul. prit, contraction of culpable: prest (d'averrer nostre bille) 'guilty: ready (to prove our case)', words used by prosecutor in opening a trial, mistaken in English for an address to the defendant. See culpable. It may have been influenced by Latin culpa (“blame, fault”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʌlpɹɪt/ === Noun === culprit (plural culprits) The person or thing at fault for a problem or crime. (UK, law) A prisoner accused but not yet tried. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:criminal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====