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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries犯人
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hannin
"犯人は警察に逮捕されました。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who is responsible for a crime or wrongdoing.
"The police quickly identified the culprit behind the recent thefts in the neighborhood." - 2
A person or thing that is the cause of a problem or difficulty.
"In the investigation, the culprit was not just the suspect, but also the lack of security measures."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'culprit' originates from the Middle English term 'culprit', which is a contraction of 'culpable' and 'prisoner'. It was used in legal contexts to refer to someone accused of a crime, evolving from the Latin 'culpa', meaning 'fault' or 'blame'. Over time, it has come to refer more generally to anyone responsible for a wrongdoing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Culprit" is said worldwide
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coupable
Transliteration: koo-pah-bl
"Le coupable a été arrêté par la police."
Täter
Transliteration: tɛːtɐ
"Der Täter wurde schnell gefasst."
colpevole
Transliteration: kolˈpeːvole
"Il colpevole è stato arrestato."
culpable
Transliteration: kulˈpa.ble
"El culpable fue encontrado por la policía."
culpado
Transliteration: kulˈpadu
"O culpado foi preso pela polícia."
अपराधी
Transliteration: aparaadhee
"अपराधी को पुलिस ने पकड़ लिया।"
罪犯
Transliteration: zuìfàn
"罪犯被警方逮捕了。"
범인
Transliteration: beom-in
"범인이 경찰에 의해 체포되었습니다."
犯人
Transliteration: hannin
"犯人は警察に逮捕されました。"
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