General: The limits of blame: When are we excused from our actions?

accountability

responsibility for your actions and their consequences (відповідальність за свої дії)

culpability

the degree to which someone is responsible for wrongdoing (винуватість)

agency

the ability to make independent choices and control your own actions (здатність самостійно приймати рішення)

intent

the purpose or aim behind an action (намір)

deliberate

done consciously and intentionally (навмисний, свідомий)

negligence

failure to take reasonable care of someone or something (недбалість)

recklessness

behavior that ignores a significant risk of harm (безрозсудність)

coercion

the use of force or pressure to make someone do something (примус)

duress

a situation in which someone is forced to act because of threats or pressure (тиск, примус)

mitigating circumstances

facts that make someone's wrongdoing less serious (обставини, що пом'якшують провину)

moral responsibility

responsibility for the ethical consequences of your actions (моральна відповідальність)

shared responsibility

a situation in which responsibility is divided between several people (спільна відповідальність)

bear responsibility

to accept responsibility for something (нести відповідальність)

shift the blame

to try to make another person responsible for something that went wrong (перекладати провину)

evade responsibility

to avoid accepting responsibility for your actions (ухилятися від відповідальності)

assign blame

to decide who is responsible for a problem (покладати провину)

hold someone accountable

to expect someone to take responsibility for their actions (притягнути когось до відповідальності)

absolve someone

to free someone from blame or responsibility (звільнити когось від провини)

justify

to give a good reason for an action or decision (виправдовувати, обґрунтовувати)

rationalize

to create seemingly reasonable explanations for questionable behavior (раціоналізувати, знаходити виправдання)

exercise judgment

to make a decision after carefully considering a situation (виявляти розсудливість)

moral dilemma

a situation in which every choice involves an ethical problem (моральна дилема)

free will

the ability to make choices independently (свобода волі)

blameworthy

deserving criticism or blame for something (той, хто заслуговує на осуд)

justifiable

able to be defended as reasonable or morally acceptable (виправданий, обґрунтований)

consequences

the results or effects of an action (наслідки)

intentionality

the quality of being done deliberately (навмисність)

circumstantial

connected with the particular conditions surrounding an event (обумовлений обставинами)