
mea culpa
/ˌmeɪə ˈkʊlpə/
my fault; an acknowledgment of one's error
mea culpa in a sentence
“The CEO issued a mea culpa for the company's failures.”
Origin of mea culpa
Latin: mea my (ablative of meus) + culpa fault/blame
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