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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"
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an imperfection in an object or machine;
"a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"
"if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
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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"
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(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"
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(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"
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responsibility for a bad situation or event;
"it was John's fault"
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(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area);
"he served too many double faults"
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