A fracture or a zone of fractures along which there has been displacement of the sides relative to one another parallel to the fracture.
A wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention.
An imperfection in a device or machine.
Wrong act done deliberately or good act omitted deliberately.
An incorrect action not made deliberately.
put or pin the blame on
an imperfection in a device or machine; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
the quality of being faulty or inadequate; "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"
a serve that lands outside the prescribed area; "he served too many double faults"
responsibility for a bad situation or event; "it was John's fault"
(geology) a fracture in the earth's crust with displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right on the San Andreas fault"
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "the fault was all mine"
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults"
responsibility for a bad situation or event; "it was John''s fault"
the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection; "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did"
(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"
(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"
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
responsibility for a bad situation or event
the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
