But, he said, "freedom from criminal culpability is not our standard for executive leadership" at Marsh.

Weather conditions and equipment failure were found to be at fault; the defendants were found not guilty of criminal culpability.

It is difficult to imagine a scenario that reflects anything but dishonor, if not criminal culpability, on this prominent man.

"I did not see any criminal culpability," he said.

I emphasize that it was not our function to make judgments on criminal culpability.

Under the Federal sentencing guidelines, the size of a fine can be reduced if a company shows that it recognizes and accepts its criminal culpability.

This is not a court of law, and we're not here to determine the culpability, criminal culpability, of anyone involved.

"When you have defendants admitting to their criminal culpability, that confirms that this was a just and proper way for us to proceed."

No, they'll wait till second shift, with only dittos at work, to produce lots of gaudy dismemberments without criminal culpability.

Consequently, affirmative defenses limit or excuse a defendant's criminal culpability or civil liability.