adj. meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Deserving censure; worthy of blame; faulty; immoral; criminal.
adj. Guilty.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Deserving censure; blamable; blameworthy: said of persons or their conduct.
Guilty.
n. A culprit.
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adj. deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
Word Usage
"Remember, there are also specific child abuse laws that many states have that go beyond intentional crimes that can make you criminally responsible for what they call culpable neglect."