The phrase "appropriate blame" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the act of assigning blame in a manner that is fitting or justified based on the circumstances.
Example: "In the investigation, it was crucial to assign appropriate blame to those responsible for the failure."
Alternatives: "justifiable blame" or "suitable blame".
In the rush to appropriate blame after the fatal Delhi gang rape, Bollywood got its fair share.
This does not show that noncompliance with reasons is not one of the necessary conditions for blame, of course, but it opens the possibility that once we identify the further necessary conditions we might find that they are also, by themselves, sufficient conditions for appropriate blame.
If the appropriate blame is not placed where it belongs then the industry itself will be held solely responsible".
In a bizarre editorial on Tuesday, the Minneapolis St .Paul Star Tribune hailed the police crackdown as "appropriate," blaming unrest on outsiders from beyond the Twin Cities.
As befitting a team with the longest title drought in North American professional sports, a major part of each convention is appropriating blame for the previous year's failure.
Simply said, it is no more appropriate to blame all Christians for acts of mass killings done by a self-professed Christian than to blame Muslims when the perpetrator identifies as Muslim or has a "Muslim-sounding" name, and I can only hope that pundits as well as candidates for elected office realize their responsibility for not laying blame where blame does not belong.
Mr. Yin denied that Health Ministry officials were in any way responsible, saying that "it is not appropriate to blame the Chinese government for the suppression".
Steven Lauridsen Geneva, Ill., Oct. 11, 2007 To the Editor: It always appears that when there is a failure in the health care system it is appropriate to blame the health care provider rather than the system itself.
It's easy, and to some extent appropriate, to blame the architects for these shortcomings.
Generally speaking a person or a group of people is morally responsible when their voluntary actions have morally significant outcomes that would make it appropriate to blame or praise them.
