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fault vs charge

charge vs fault

fault and charge both are nouns.

fault and charge both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fault Yes No Yes No
charge Yes No Yes No
As verbs, charge is a hypernym of fault; that is, charge is a word with a broader meaning than fault:
  • fault: put or pin the blame on
  • charge: blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
Other hypernyms of fault include accuse.
fault (noun) charge (noun)
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention attention and management implying responsibility for safety
(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area) an impetuous rush toward someone or something
the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection a special assignment that is given to a person or group
responsibility for a bad situation or event a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time
(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.) heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
an imperfection in an object or machine a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
request for payment of a debt
an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
the swift release of a store of affective force
(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
a person committed to your care
the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons
financial liabilities (such as a tax)
the price charged for some article or service
fault (verb) charge (verb)
put or pin the blame on energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on
saturate
attribute responsibility to
set or ask for a certain price
file a formal charge against
impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
make an accusatory claim
instruct or command with authority
instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
direct into a position for use
fill or load to capacity
provide (a device) with something necessary
place a heraldic bearing on
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
move quickly and violently
lie down on command, of hunting dogs
pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt
enter a certain amount as a charge
demand payment
give over to another for care or safekeeping
cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
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