Definition of fault

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Fault (n.) In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam; as, slate fault, dirt fault, etc..

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Excuse :: Excuse (v. t.) That which excuses; that which extenuates or justifies a fault.
Exculpate :: Exculpate (v. t.) To clear from alleged fault or guilt; to prove to be guiltless; to relieve of blame; to acquit.
Miss :: Miss (n.) Mistake; error; fault.
Admonish :: Admonish (v. t.) To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort..
Emend :: Emend (v. t.) To purge of faults; to make better; to correct; esp., to make corrections in (a literary work); to alter for the better by textual criticism, generally verbal..
Thrum :: Thrum (n.) A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.
Overthrow :: Overthrow (n.) A faulty return of the ball by a fielder, so that the striker makes an additional run..
Confidence :: Confidence (n.) Having an excess of assurance; bold to a fault; dogmatical; impudent; presumptuous.
Default :: Default (v. t.) To leave out of account; to omit.
Cavil :: Cavil (v. i.) To raise captious and frivolous objections; to find fault without good reason.
Fault-finding :: Fault-finding (n.) The act of finding fault or blaming; -- used derogatively. Also Adj.
Task :: Task (v. t.) To charge; to tax; as with a fault.
Delinquency :: Delinquency (n.) Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a misdemeanor; a crime.
Malnutrition :: Malnutrition (n.) Faulty or imperfect nutrition.
Fault :: Fault (v. i.) To err; to blunder, to commit a fault; to do wrong..
Nagging :: Nagging (a.) Fault-finding; teasing; persistently annoying; as, a nagging toothache..
Blameful :: Blameful (a.) Faulty; meriting blame.
Admonition :: Admonition (n.) Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against a fault or error; expression of authoritative advice; friendly caution or warning.
Connivance :: Connivance (n.) Intentional failure or forbearance to discover a fault or wrongdoing; voluntary oversight; passive consent or cooperation.
Censure :: Censure (v. i.) To find fault with and condemn as wrong; to blame; to express disapprobation of.
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