culpable
adjective
UK/ˈkʌl.pə.bᵊl/
US/ˈkʌl.pə.bᵊl/
Definitions of culpable adjective
deserving to be blamed or considered responsible for something bad
He was deemed culpable for the incident.
The corporation was judged culpable for the environmental damage.
Following the inquiry, the employee was found to be culpable in the leaking of confidential information.