The phrase "held culprit" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is a formal way of saying that someone is held responsible or accountable for something. Here is an example: The CEO was held culprit for the company's financial losses, leading to his resignation.
Strong whiffs of cheap tequila waft through the air as common houseguest Sean Kolk stands up, holding the culprit and interjects with his own deep observations on the meaning of consciousness.
President Obama said he was disturbed by the attack and urged Iran to hold the culprits responsible.
The Russian veto was invoked to quash the effort to hold the culprits accountable in spite of an ardent campaign by countries that lost citizens in the July 17 , 2014 destruction of Malaysia Flight 17 as it passed over war-torn eastern Ukraine.
For the Christmas of 1594, his play The Comedy of Errors was performed by the Lord Chamberlain's Men before a riotous assembly of notables in such disorder that the affair became known as the Night of Errors and a mock trial was held to arraign the culprit.
A more popular theory holds that the culprit is a federal laboratory insider who meant not to kill but to alert the nation to terrorist dangers.
And who knows what subtle experiences from the past might be the culprit holding you back.
We have all seen at least one episode of a crime show in which a trigger-happy culprit holds a gun pressed against the temple of a hostage while the SWAT team attempts to distract and disarm him.
And there's only one way to stop the legislation from becoming law: massive public mobilization that makes very clear the culprits will be held to account.
In our opinion, the main culprit was the widely held belief that pursuit of self-interest is the "rational" thing to do.
I am a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute and point to three major culprits holding back planners' creative tendencies.
