fault

• To charge with a fault
• put or pin the blame on
• (geology) a crack in the earth´s crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
• an imperfection in an object or machine
• the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
• a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
• (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
• responsibility for a bad situation or event
• (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
• Defect
• Anything that fails, that is wanting, or that impairs excellence
• A moral failing
• A dislocation of the strata of the vein
• In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam
• A lost scent
• Failure to serve the ball into the proper court
• To interrupt the continuity of (rock strata) by displacement along a plane of fracture
• To err

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