What does Fault mean?

noun — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
noun — (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
noun — responsibility for a bad situation or event
noun — the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
noun — (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
noun — (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

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