Definition of fault

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Fault (n.) Anything that fails, that is wanting, or that impairs excellence; a failing; a defect; a blemish..

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Discordant :: Discordant (n.) Said of strata which lack conformity in direction of bedding, either as in unconformability, or as caused by a fault..
Blameful :: Blameful (a.) Faulty; meriting blame.
Lapse :: Lapse (v. i.) To slide or slip in moral conduct; to fail in duty; to fall from virtue; to deviate from rectitude; to commit a fault by inadvertence or mistake.
Misdemeanor :: Misdemeanor (n.) Ill behavior; evil conduct; fault.
Reprove :: Reprove (v. t.) To express disapprobation of; as, to reprove faults..
Wrongness :: Wrongness (n.) The quality or state of being wrong; wrongfulness; error; fault.
Fail :: Fail (v. i.) Miscarriage; failure; deficiency; fault; -- mostly superseded by failure or failing, except in the phrase without fail..
Complaint :: Complaint (n.) Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding..
Palliation :: Palliation (n.) The act of palliating, or state of being palliated; extenuation; excuse; as, the palliation of faults, offenses, vices..
Vicety :: Vicety (n.) Fault; defect; coarseness.
Criticise :: Criticise (v. t.) To express one's views as to the merit or demerit of; esp., to animadvert upon; to find fault with; as, to criticise conduct..
Scourge :: Scourge (n.) To punish with severity; to chastise; to afflict, as for sins or faults, and with the purpose of correction..
Downthrow :: Downthrow (n.) The sudden drop or depression of the strata of rocks on one side of a fault. See Throw, n..
Default :: Default (v. i.) To fail to appear in court; to let a case go by default.
Peccadillo :: Peccadillo (n.) A slight trespass or offense; a petty crime or fault.
Petty :: Petty (superl.) Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince..
Fault :: Fault (n.) A dislocation of the strata of the vein.
Slip :: Slip (n.) An unintentional error or fault; a false step.
Fault :: Fault (n.) In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam; as, slate fault, dirt fault, etc..
Monitor :: Monitor (n.) Hence, specifically, a pupil selected to look to the school in the absence of the instructor, to notice the absence or faults of the scholars, or to instruct a division or class..
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