Responsibility for an error or crime

• onus

  1. A difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity; a burden or obligation.
  2. Responsibility for an error or fault; blame:
  3. The burden of proof:

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  1. A difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity; a burden or obligation.
  2. Responsibility for an error or fault; blame:
  3. The burden of proof:

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• guilt

  1. The fact of being responsible for the commission of an offense; moral culpability.
  2. The fact of having been found to have violated a criminal law; legal culpability.
  3. Responsibility for a mistake or error.

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  1. The fact of being responsible for the commission of an offense; moral culpability.
  2. The fact of having been found to have violated a criminal law; legal culpability.
  3. Responsibility for a mistake or error.

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• fault

  1. A character weakness, especially a minor one.
  2. Something that impairs or detracts from physical perfection; a defect.
  3. A mistake; an error:

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  1. A character weakness, especially a minor one.
  2. Something that impairs or detracts from physical perfection; a defect.
  3. A mistake; an error:

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• blame

  1. To consider responsible for a misdeed, failure, or undesirable outcome:
  2. To find fault with; criticize:
  3. To place responsibility for (something):

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  1. To consider responsible for a misdeed, failure, or undesirable outcome:
  2. To find fault with; criticize:
  3. To place responsibility for (something):

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