The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Culpable \Cul"pa*ble\ (k?l"p?-b'l), a. [OE. culpable, coulpable,
   coupable, F. coupable, formerly also coupable, formerly also
   coulpable, culpable, fr. L. culpabilis, fr. culpare to blame,
   fr. culpa fault.]
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   1. Deserving censure; worthy of blame; faulty; immoral;
      criminal. --State Trials (1413).
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            If he acts according to the best reason he hath, he
            is not culpable, though he be mistaken in his
            measures.                             --Sharp.
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   2. Guilty; as, culpable of a crime. [Obs.] --Spenser. --
      Cul"pa*ble*ness, n. -- Cul"pa*bly, adv.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

culpableness
    n 1: a state of guilt [syn: blameworthiness, culpability,
         culpableness]