culprit

Etymology
From ''cul. prit'', contraction of :  'guilty: ready (to prove our case)', words used by prosecutor in opening a trial, mistaken in English for an address to the defendant. See. It may have been influenced by.

Noun

 * 1) The person or thing at fault for a problem or crime.
 * I have tightened the loose bolt that was the culprit; it should work now.
 * 1)  A prisoner accused but not yet tried.
 * 1)  A prisoner accused but not yet tried.
 * 1)  A prisoner accused but not yet tried.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:criminal

Translations

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 * Basque: errudun
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 * Esperanto: krimulo
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 * Indonesian: pembuat ulah,
 * Irish: ciontach
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 * Latin: reus,, noxius
 * Latvian: vaininieks, vaininiece
 * Macedonian: ви́новник, кри́вец
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 * Arabic: مُتَّهَم
 * Hungarian: