culpatory

[Lat. culpatus, pa. par. of culpo to accuse, and Eng.adj. suff. -ory.] Blaming, censuring, inculpating. ". most commonly used by Latin authors in a culpatory sense,"- Walpole: Cat, of Engravers, vol. v. (postscript.) *culpe (1), s . [Lat. culpa .] Fault, blame, guilt. "Baptisme bynymeth us the culpe."-Chaucer: Per sones Tale . *culpe (2), s. [Icel. kolfr =a root.] A root. *culp-ěn, v . t. [CULPON.] To carve, to cut up. *cul-pons, s. [O. Fr. colp ; Ital. colpo ; Fr. coupon .] A piece, a fragment, a bit. [COUPON.]