Definition of fault

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Fault (v. t.) To charge with a fault; to accuse; to find fault with; to blame.

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Fault :: Fault (v. t.) To interrupt the continuity of (rock strata) by displacement along a plane of fracture; -- chiefly used in the p. p.; as, the coal beds are badly faulted..
Faultily :: Faultily (adv.) In a faulty manner.
Faulty :: Faulty (a.) Containing faults, blemishes, or defects; imperfect; not fit for the use intended..
Forfeit :: Forfeit (n.) To lose, or lose the right to, by some error, fault, offense, or crime; to render one's self by misdeed liable to be deprived of; to alienate the right to possess, by some neglect or crime; as, to forfeit an estate by treason; to forfeit reputation by a breach of promise; -- with to before the one acquiring what is forfeited..
Task :: Task (v. t.) To charge; to tax; as with a fault.
Emendation :: Emendation (n.) The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement..
Confession :: Confession (n.) The act of disclosing sins or faults to a priest in order to obtain sacramental absolution.
Chide :: Chide (v. i.) To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily.
Punish :: Punish (v. t.) To impose a penalty upon; to afflict with pain, loss, or suffering for a crime or fault, either with or without a view to the offender's amendment; to cause to suffer in retribution; to chasten; as, to punish traitors with death; a father punishes his child for willful disobedience..
Lapse :: Lapse (v. t.) To surprise in a fault or error; hence, to surprise or catch, as an offender..
Lapse :: Lapse (n.) A slip; an error; a fault; a failing in duty; a slight deviation from truth or rectitude.
Defaulter :: Defaulter (n.) One who makes default; one who fails to appear in court when court when called.
Wrongness :: Wrongness (n.) The quality or state of being wrong; wrongfulness; error; fault.
Slip :: Slip (n.) To err; to fall into error or fault.
Condign :: Condign (a.) Deserved; adequate; suitable to the fault or crime.
Condemn :: Condemn (v. t.) To declare the guilt of; to make manifest the faults or unworthiness of; to convict of guilt.
Default :: Default (v. t.) To fail to perform or pay; to be guilty of neglect of; to omit; as, to default a dividend..
Perfectly :: Perfectly (adv.) In a perfect manner or degree; in or to perfection; completely; wholly; throughly; faultlessly.
Complaint :: Complaint (n.) Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding..
Excuse :: Excuse (v. t.) That which excuses; that which extenuates or justifies a fault.
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