CULPRIT


Meaning of CULPRIT in English

/kul"prit/ , n.

1. a person or other agent guilty of or responsible for an offense or fault.

2. a person arraigned for an offense.

[ 1670-80; traditionally explained as cul (repr. L culpabilis guilty) + prit (repr. AF prest ready), marking the prosecution as ready to prove the defendant's guilt. See CULPABLE, PRESTO ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .