Defn: 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.
FAULT
Fault, v. i.
Defn: To err; to blunder, to commit a fault; to do wrong. [Obs.] If after Samuel's death the people had asked of God a king, they had not faulted. Latimer.
FAULTER
Fault"er, n.
Defn: One who commits a fault. [Obs.]
Behold the faulter here in sight. Fairfax.
FAULT-FINDER
Fault"-find`er, n.
Defn: One who makes a practice off discovering others' faults and censuring them; a scold.
FAULT-FINDING
Fault"-find`ing, n.
Defn: The act of finding fault or blaming; — used derogatively. Also
Adj.
FAULTFUL
Fault"ful, a.