a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention | (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.) |
(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area) | |
the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection | |
responsibility for a bad situation or event | |
(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.) | |
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other | |
an imperfection in an object or machine | |