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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Venial :: Venial (a.) Capable of being forgiven; not heinous; excusable; pardonable; as, a venial fault or transgression..
Chide :: Chide (v. i.) To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily.
Defaulting :: Defaulting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Defaul.
Confidence :: Confidence (n.) Having an excess of assurance; bold to a fault; dogmatical; impudent; presumptuous.
Exculpation :: Exculpation (n.) The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime; that which exculpates; excuse.
Ordure :: Ordure (n.) Defect; imperfection; fault.
Complain :: Complain (v. i.) To give utterance to expression of grief, pain, censure, regret. etc.; to lament; to murmur; to find fault; -- commonly used with of. Also, to creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel..
Wardmote :: Wardmote (n.) Anciently, a meeting of the inhabitants of a ward; also, a court formerly held in each ward of London for trying defaults in matters relating to the watch, police, and the like..
Confession :: Confession (n.) The act of disclosing sins or faults to a priest in order to obtain sacramental absolution.
Faulter :: Faulter (n.) One who commits a fault.
Vituperate :: Vituperate (v. t.) To find fault with; to scold; to overwhelm with wordy abuse; to censure severely or abusively; to rate.
Lapse :: Lapse (v. t.) To surprise in a fault or error; hence, to surprise or catch, as an offender..
Faulty :: Faulty (a.) Guilty of a fault, or of faults; hence, blamable; worthy of censure..
Imperfection :: Imperfection (a.) The quality or condition of being imperfect; want of perfection; incompleteness; deficiency; fault or blemish.
Findfaulting :: Findfaulting (a.) Apt to censure or cavil; faultfinding; captious.
Defective :: Defective (a.) Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part; deficient; imperfect; faulty; -- applied either to natural or moral qualities; as, a defective limb; defective timber; a defective copy or account; a defective character; defective rules..
Fastidious :: Fastidious (a.) Difficult to please; delicate to a fault; suited with difficulty; squeamish; as, a fastidious mind or ear; a fastidious appetite..
Delinquency :: Delinquency (n.) Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a misdemeanor; a crime.
Blameless :: Blameless (a.) Free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless; -- sometimes followed by of.
Chargeable :: Chargeable (a.) That may be charged, laid, imposed, or imputes; as, a duty chargeable on iron; a fault chargeable on a man..
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