| fault | a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention |
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| fault | (tennis or badminton or squash) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area) |
| fault | responsibility for a bad situation or event |
| fault | the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection |
| fault | (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.) |
| fault | (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other |
| fault | an imperfection in a device or machine |
| fault | put or pin the blame on |
| fault | (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface |
| fault | someone who is critical of the motives of others |
| fault | persistent petty and unjustified criticism |
| fault | tending to find and call attention to faults |