Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In geology, broken by one or more faults.

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of fault.

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Examples

  • We, however, can be faulted in the use of the Malay word padi in our English.

    Lingering over lingerie? 2010

  • Nagin faulted Zurick for the "inaccurate" report and said: "How is that report helping this recovery?

    Your Right Hand Thief 2008

  • Nagin faulted Zurick for the "inaccurate" report and said: "How is that report helping this recovery?

    Archive 2008-07-01 2008

  • Adding the "faulted" drive back into the RAID and waiting for it to recover does not fix my issue, I still get the same errors.

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  • However, the developer "faulted" on their agreement with the city and the MEDC by failing to purchase the "transfer site" under the given deadline.

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  • If my idea is "faulted" or "ridiculous" I take criticism pretty well!!!!!

    TiVo Community 2008

  • The rise in prices also has led among the difficulties for which the respondents "faulted" the government (41 percent of those surveyed), while the government's other biggest setback, the inability to "overcome the economic problems," was mentioned by 28 percent. [

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  • A commission this week faulted Barack Obama's administration for multiple missteps, including an effort to block scientists from telling the public how bad the spill could be early on.

    America Moves On From Spill, Gulf Coast Feels Abandoned AP 2010

  • A commission this week faulted Barack Obama's administration for multiple missteps, including an effort to block scientists from telling the public how bad the spill could be early on.

    America Moves On From Spill, Gulf Coast Feels Abandoned AP 2010

  • Carter, who was just 23 when LeBron hired him, has been faulted for ruining LeBron's image by orchestrating such an egocentric approach to LeBron's announcement to move, and the move in general, to Miami.

    Michael Evans: LeBron James and President Obama: A Comparison Michael Evans 2010

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