Inculpable
/ɪnˈkʌlpəbəl/noun
Not deserving blame or punishment; innocent.
Did you know?Inculpable comes from Latin legal language built around culpa, the same root behind “culprit,” so the word carries the old courtroom energy of blame, fault, and innocence.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
inculpābilis
“not blameworthy; not liable to blame”
Late Latin
Latin
inculpabilis
“not blameable, innocent”
Middle French
French
inculpable
“not blameworthy”
14th–15th Century
English
inculpable
“not deserving blame or censure”
Modern English
English
inculpable
“not deserving blame; innocent”