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Definitions of fault
  1. noun
    a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
    "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"

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  2. noun
    an imperfection in an object or machine

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  3. noun
    the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
    "he knew his own faults much better than she did"

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  4. noun
    (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
    "they built it right over a geological fault" "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"
  5. verb
    put or pin the blame on

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  6. noun
    (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
    "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it"
  7. noun
    responsibility for a bad situation or event
    "it was John's fault"
  8. noun
    (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
    "he served too many double faults"
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