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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Failance :: Failance (n.) Fault; failure; omission.
Abuse :: Abuse (v. t.) A corrupt practice or custom; offense; crime; fault; as, the abuses in the civil service..
Inculpableness :: Inculpableness (n.) Blamelessness; faultlessness.
Amend :: Amend (v. t.) by simply removing what is erroneous, corrupt, superfluous, faulty, and the like;.
Shift :: Shift (v. t.) A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.
Discordant :: Discordant (n.) Said of strata which lack conformity in direction of bedding, either as in unconformability, or as caused by a fault..
Blamable :: Blamable (a.) Deserving of censure; faulty; culpable; reprehensible; censurable; blameworthy.
Confessor :: Confessor (n.) One who confesses; one who acknowledges a fault, or the truth of a charge, at the risk of suffering; specifically, one who confesses himself a follower of Christ and endures persecution for his faith..
Fault :: Fault (n.) Defect; want; lack; default.
Censor :: Censor (n.) One given to fault-finding; a censurer.
Culprit :: Culprit (p. p.) One quilty of a fault; a criminal.
Default :: Default (n.) A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires; as, this evil has happened through the governor's default..
Malnutrition :: Malnutrition (n.) Faulty or imperfect nutrition.
Defaulter :: Defaulter (n.) One who makes default; one who fails to appear in court when court when called.
Blameless :: Blameless (a.) Free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless; -- sometimes followed by of.
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.
Default :: Default (v. t.) To fail to perform or pay; to be guilty of neglect of; to omit; as, to default a dividend..
Exculpation :: Exculpation (n.) The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime; that which exculpates; excuse.
Rub :: Rub (n.) Imperfection; failing; fault.
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