"Culprit", meaning the guilty party, evolved from this adjective meaning "guilty"
It means to be "subject to the mercy of" a judgemental power, although ... term 
used for a punitive compensation; a party found guilty of anything was said to be 
..... discreet: This adjective was a quality used to refer to men with ..... (like the 
later capital pledge presenters of the leet court), evolved trial by jury.