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Culprit

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guilty, the clerk of the crown answered culpable, and states that he was ready ("prest") to join issue. The words "cul. prist" were then entered on the roll, showing that issue had been joined. When
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The formula "Culprit, how will you be tried?" in answer to a plea of "not guilty," is first found in the trial for murder of the
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terms were discontinued, the words were taken as forming one word addressed to the prisoner.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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legal words: "culpable" (guilty), and "prit" or "prest" (
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Culprit (disambiguation)
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prisoner
crime
guilty
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Old French
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7th Earl of Pembroke
criminal law
defendant


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Culprit
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