| Subject | Spanish | English |
| law | conducta culpable | culpable behaviour |
| law | declaración de no-culpable | plea of not-guilty |
| law | declarar culpable | convict |
| law | declarar culpable | find guilty |
| law | declararse culpable | plead out |
| law | declararse culpable | plead guilty |
| law | declararse culpable | enter a guilty plea |
| gen. | declararse culpable | to plead guilty |
| law | declararse no culpable | plead not guilty |
| gen. | Deduje que era culpable por su comportamiento | I concluded that he was guilty for his behavior |
| gen. | Desconozco al culpable de esta atrocidad | Not know the culprit of this atrocity |
| gen. | desenmascararon al culpable del asesinato | they revealed the identity of the murderer |
| proced.law. | divorcio culpable | fault-based divorce |
| law | hallar culpable | find guilty |
| law | inocente hasta ser encontrado culpable | innocent until proven guilty |
| law | inocente hasta ser encontrado culpable | innocent until proven guilty |
| law | juzgar culpable | find guilty to judge as guilty |
| law | juzgar culpable | find guilty |
| law | juzgar culpable | find guilty |
| gen. | les declararon culpables | they were found guilty |
| gen. | lo encontraron culpable de estafa | he was found guilty of fraud |
| law | negociación de una declaración de culpable | plea bargain |
| law | negociación de una declaración de culpable | plea bargain agreement between the prosecution and defense to lower the punishment in exchange for something else, usually for a guilty plea |
| law | negociación para declararse culpable | plea bargain i.e. the process |
| law | no culpable | not guilty |
| law | no culpable por razón de locura | not guilty by reason of insanity |
| gen. | para encubrir al culpable | conceal the guilty |
| gen. | ¿Por que presupones que soy el culpable? | Why do you suppose I'm the one to blame? |
| h.rghts.act., UN | Principios de cooperación internacional en la identificación, detención, extradición y castigo de los culpables de crímenes de guerra, o de crímenes de lesa humanidad | Principles of international cooperation in the detection, arrest, extradition and punishment of persons guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity |
| gen. | se declaró culpable, pero más tarde se desdijo | he declared himself guilty, but afterwards he went back on his word |
| gen. | sentirse culpable de | feel guilty about (algo, smth.) |
| gen. | Señaló al culpable | He pointed out the culprit |
| gen. | tenemos que descubrir quién es el culpable de la instigación a delinquir | we have to discover who is instigating the crimes |
| gen. | tiene tendencia a sentirse culpable | he is prone to feeling guilty |
| gen. | tú eres el culpable de todo esto | you're to blame for all this |
| gen. | tú eres el culpable de todo esto | this is all your fault |
| gen. | él es el jefe, y como tal es el culpable | he's the boss and, as such, he's to blame |