A dislocation of the strata of the vein.

A dislocation caused by a slipping of rock masses along a plane of facture; also, the dislocated structure resulting from such slipping.

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.

A split or fracture between two blocks of rock in the Earth's crust that have slipped, slid or pushed against each other. An area where earthquakes commonly occur.

Defect; want; lack; default.

Anything that fails, that is wanting, or that impairs excellence; a failing; a defect; a blemish.

Failure to serve the ball into the proper court.

Synonym for defect.

A moral failing; a defect or dereliction from duty; a deviation from propriety; an offense less serious than a crime.

An illegal serve hitting the ceiling, backwall, or two sidewalls before the floor, or failing to carry over the short line.

When a serve fails.

An illegally served ball, which involves a penalty on the server.

A defective point in an electric circuit due to a crossing of the parts of the conductor, or to contact with another conductor or the earth, or to a break in the circuit.

A malfunction in a circuit.

Any malfunction that interferes with normal system operation.

See "Short Circuit."

a logical sequence of statements (or rather state changes) or an accidental condition that produces a result other than that which the programmer intended or causes a program to fail to perform its required function

the initiating condition that results in a feeder breaker tripout caused by an insulation breakdown. A permanent or transient condition which causes equipment not to perform in its required manner.

An accidental condition which causes a piece of hardware to not operate correctly.

The responsibility of the negligence that caused injury or damage.

Anything which damages the appearance of a diamond, and thus lessens the value - flaws, scratches, chips, etc.

a physical defect, imperfection, or flaw that occurs within some hardware component

A flaw in the color, coat, or conformation of a cat, causing a loss of awarded points.

An imperfection in a UUT that prevents it from operating satisfactorily.

To charge with a fault; to accuse; to find fault with; to blame.

put or pin the blame on

to be at “fault” means that you are to blame for something

To err; to blunder, to commit a fault; to do wrong.

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"

What can go wrong, will go wrong. In tandem canoeing, it's always your partner's FAULT.

Scoring unit to keep track of knockdowns, refusals, or other offenses.

when a horse/rider incur penalties during competition, such as knocking down a fence or covering the course too slowly

Penalty assessed in jumper classes for mistakes such as knockdowns, refusals, and exceeding the time allowed. In Table II classes (time first jump-off) touches of the rails does not count, only knockdowns and a refusal to jump are penalized. There may also be a time limit or time allowed to complete the course. For each second or fraction of a second over the official time allowed for the course, time faults will be assigned. In Table III classes, generally known as 'speed classes', touches are not scored, only knockdowns and refusals. The combination of the time taken to complete the course with the number of faults converted into seconds, determines the score for the rider. In the unlikely event that there is a tie for first place, then a jump-off will take place to determine the winner. In all jumper classes, a fall and going 'off course' (not following the assigned route) results in elimination.

an exception that is generated when the current instruction needs help before it can be executed

an exception that occurs before an instruction is executed

a serious exception that may cause execution of a given software system to terminate