Definition of "blameworthiness" []

• The characteristic of being blameworthy. (noun)

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• "The American Law Institute recently revised the Model Penal Code's sentencing provisions, calling for a renewed commitment to proportionality based on the gravity of offenses, the "blameworthiness" of offenders, and the "harms done to crime victims.""
• "I will explain why this means that the industry surrounding music will never cease to exist in some form. will explain that the online world presents us with a ‘gift economy, ’m where no moral blameworthiness attaches to non-commercial sharing, and I will explain why this does not threaten the music industry."
• "The question on this appeal is therefore whether, when viewed in the light most favorable to the People, the evidence adduced at trial showed that Cabrera's conduct constituted "not only a failure to perceive a risk of death, but also some serious blameworthiness in the conduct that caused it" (Boutin, 75 NY2d at 696)."