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Fault :: Fault (n.) A lost scent; act of losing the scent.

Fault-finder :: Fault-finder (n.) One who makes a practice of discovering others' faults and censuring them; a scold.

Debt :: Debt (n.) A duty neglected or violated; a fault; a sin; a trespass.

Reprove :: Reprove (v. t.) To express disapprobation of; as, to reprove faults..

Fail :: Fail (v. i.) Miscarriage; failure; deficiency; fault; -- mostly superseded by failure or failing, except in the phrase without fail..

Downthrow :: Downthrow (n.) The sudden drop or depression of the strata of rocks on one side of a fault. See Throw, n..

Exculpatory :: Exculpatory () Clearing, or tending to clear, from alleged fault or guilt; excusing..

Unimpeachable :: Unimpeachable (a.) Not impeachable; not to be called in question; exempt from liability to accusation; free from stain, guilt, or fault; irreproachable; blameless; as, an unimpeachable reputation; unimpeachable testimony..

Defaulting :: Defaulting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Defaul.

Redhibitory :: Redhibitory (a.) Of or pertaining to redhibition; as, a redhibitory action or fault..

Excuse :: Excuse (v. t.) To pardon, as a fault; to forgive entirely, or to admit to be little censurable, and to overlook; as, we excuse irregular conduct, when extraordinary circumstances appear to justify it..

Expiation :: Expiation (n.) The act of making satisfaction or atonement for any crime or fault; the extinguishing of guilt by suffering or penalty.

Chargeable :: Chargeable (a.) That may be charged, laid, imposed, or imputes; as, a duty chargeable on iron; a fault chargeable on a man..

Condign :: Condign (a.) Deserved; adequate; suitable to the fault or crime.

Throw :: Throw (n.) The amount of vertical displacement produced by a fault; -- according to the direction it is designated as an upthrow, or a downthrow..

Extenuate :: Extenuate (v. t.) To lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of; to diminish the conception of, as crime, guilt, faults, ills, accusations, etc.; -- opposed to aggravate..

Slip :: Slip (n.) To err; to fall into error or fault.

Default :: Default (n.) Fault; offense; ill deed; wrong act; failure in virtue or wisdom.

Nonappearance :: Nonappearance (n.) Default of apperance, as in court, to prosecute or defend; failure to appear..

Underlay :: Underlay (v. i.) To incline from the vertical; to hade; -- said of a vein, fault, or lode..

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