Definition of fault

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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..

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Weakness :: Weakness (n.) That which is a mark of lack of strength or resolution; a fault; a defect.
Faulter :: Faulter (n.) One who commits a fault.
Chasten :: Chasten (v. t.) To purify from errors or faults; to refine.
Amiss :: Amiss (a.) Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice..
Critic :: Critic (n.) One who passes a rigorous or captious judgment; one who censures or finds fault; a harsh examiner or judge; a caviler; a carper.
Beau Ideal :: Beau ideal () A conception or image of consummate beauty, moral or physical, formed in the mind, free from all the deformities, defects, and blemishes seen in actual existence; an ideal or faultless standard or model..
Submission :: Submission (n.) Acknowledgement of a fault; confession of error.
Imperfection :: Imperfection (a.) The quality or condition of being imperfect; want of perfection; incompleteness; deficiency; fault or blemish.
Inaccuracy :: Inaccuracy (n.) That which is inaccurate or incorrect; mistake; fault; defect; error; as, in inaccuracy in speech, copying, calculation, etc..
Abuse :: Abuse (v. t.) A corrupt practice or custom; offense; crime; fault; as, the abuses in the civil service..
Transgression :: Transgression (n.) The act of transgressing, or of passing over or beyond any law, civil or moral; the violation of a law or known principle of rectitude; breach of command; fault; offense; crime; sin..
Nonappearance :: Nonappearance (n.) Default of apperance, as in court, to prosecute or defend; failure to appear..
Excuse :: Excuse (v. t.) That which is offered as a reason for being excused; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault or irregular deportment; apology; as, an excuse for neglect of duty; excuses for delay of payment..
Defaulter :: Defaulter (n.) One who fails to perform a duty; a delinquent; particularly, one who fails to account for public money intrusted to his care; a peculator; a defalcator..
Error :: Error (n.) A fault of a player of the side in the field which results in failure to put out a player on the other side, or gives him an unearned base..
Chargeable :: Chargeable (a.) That may be charged, laid, imposed, or imputes; as, a duty chargeable on iron; a fault chargeable on a man..
Reprimand :: Reprimand (n.) To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally.
Culpa :: Culpa (n.) Negligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart..
Fault-finder :: Fault-finder (n.) One who makes a practice of discovering others' faults and censuring them; a scold.
Defect :: Defect (n.) Failing; fault; imperfection, whether physical or moral; blemish; as, a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment..
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