What is the meaning of the word "fault"?

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  1. a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other copy to clipboard noun
    • They built it right over a geological fault. copy to clipboard
  2. in electronics, equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit, such as a loose connection, insulation failure or short circuit copy to clipboard noun
    • It took much longer to find the fault than to fix it. copy to clipboard
  3. in tennis, a serve that is illegal, e.g one that lands outside the prescribed area copy to clipboard noun
    • They served too many double faults. copy to clipboard
  4. responsibility for a bad situation or event copy to clipboard noun
    • The mistake was completely my fault. copy to clipboard
  5. the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection copy to clipboard noun
    • I have a number of faults in my personality. copy to clipboard
  6. to put or pin the blame on copy to clipboard verb
    • I couldn't fault the intern for the mistakes that had been made. copy to clipboard

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