default

n.

1. Failure to perform a task or fulfill an obligation, especially failure to meet a financial obligation: in default on a loan.
2. Law. Failure to make a required court appearance.
3. The failure of one or more competitors or teams to participate in a contest: won the championship by default.
4. 1. Computer Science. A particular setting or value for a variable that is assigned automatically by an operating system and remains in effect unless canceled or overridden by the operator: changed the default for the font in the word processing program.
   2. A situation or condition that obtains in the absence of active intervention.

v., -fault·ed, -fault·ing, -faults.

v.intr.

1. 1. To fail to do what is required.
   2. To fail to pay money when it is due.
2. Law.
   1. To fail to appear in court when summoned.
   2. To lose a case by not appearing.
3. To fail to take part in or complete a scheduled contest.

v.tr.

1. To fail to perform or pay.
2. Law. To lose (a case) by failing to appear in court.
3. To fail to take part in or complete (a contest, for example).

idiom:

in default of

1. Through the failure, absence, or lack of.

[Middle English defaute, from Old French, from past participle of defaillir, to fail, grow weak : de-, intensive pref.; see de– + faillir; see fail.]

defaulter de·fault'er n.

The current setting or action taken by hardware or software if the user has not specified otherwise. Application programs have numerous defaults that determine everything from the font size that should be used to the folder a file is saved in. A default also implies that the setting or action can be changed.

The term is also a verb. For example, in the expression "the program defaults to xxx," it means that the program does xxx under these circumstances unless directed to do otherwise.

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Failure to meet a contractual obligation, such as repayment of a loan by a borrower or payment of interest to bond holders. Default gives the note holder, or the holder of a mortgage bond, rights and recourse under the mortgage indenture to institute foreclosure proceedings or to accelerate the maturity date.

Failure to fulfill an obligation or promise, or to perform specified acts.
Example: The Contract required the buyer to close within 3 business days. His failure to appear at Closing constituted a default under the contract.

noun

Nonperformance of what ought to be done: delinquency, dereliction, failure, neglect, omission. Law nonfeasance. See do/not do.

verb

To not do (something necessary): fail, neglect, omit. See do/not do.

n

Definition: failure; want
Antonyms: advantage, payment, perfection, satisfaction, success

v

Definition: dodge payment
Antonyms: pay

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n

1. an omission of that which should be done. v 2. to fail to fulfill an obligation or a promise.

A substantive failure to fulfill a material obligation under a building contract.

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

An omission; a failure to do that which is anticipated, expected, or required in a given situation.

Default is distinguishable from negligence in that it does not involve carelessness or imprudence with respect to the discharge of a duty or obligation but rather the intentional omission or nonperformance of a duty.

To default on a debt is to fail to pay it upon its due date. Default in contract law implies failure to perform a contractual obligation.

A default judgment is one that may be entered against a party in a lawsuit for failure to comply with a procedural step in the suit, such as failure to file an answer to a complaint or failure to file a paper on time. A default judgment is not one that goes to the merits of a lawsuit but is procedural in nature.

Failure to pay a debt when it is due.

IN BRIEF: The neglect or omission of a legal requirement. Also: the failure to pay financial debts.

Did the customer default on the mortgage?

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - udeblivelse, undladelse, forsømmelse, default
v. intr. - udvise forsømmelighed, misligholde forpligtelse, sidde krav overhørig
v. tr. - erklære for udeblevet

idioms:

• go by default    udeblive, underkende pga. udeblivelse
• in default of    af mangel på

Nederlands (Dutch)
(het) in gebreke blijven, verzuimen, (het) niet verschijnen (juridisch/ sport), wanbetaling/ -prestatie, standaardinstelling (computer), waar men op terugvalt (bij gebrek aan beter)

Français (French)
n. - (Jur) défaut, non-comparution, contumace, défaillance, manquement, (Sport) par forfait, (Fin) cessation de paiements, (Comput) position par défaut
v. intr. - (Jur) faire défaut, être en état de contumace, manquer à ses engagements, être en défaut, (Fin) manquer à ses engagements, (Comput) prendre une valeur par défaut
v. tr. - (Jur) condamner par défaut ou par contumace, rendre un jugement par défaut contre

idioms:

• by default    (Jur) par contumace ou par défaut, implicitement, (Tech) par défaut
• go by default    aller par défaut, laisser échapper l'occasion
• in default of    faute de, à défaut de

Deutsch (German)
v. - unterlassen, nicht erfüllen, nicht erscheinen
n. - Unterlassung, Nichterfüllung, Nichterscheinen, Nichtzahlung

idioms:

• by default    Versäumnisurteil, das, durch Anwesenheit verlieren, nicht zur Geltung kommen, durch Nichterscheinen des Gegners gewinnen
• go by default    durch Abwesenheit nicht zur Geltung kommen
• in default of    aus Mangel an, mangels

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αθετώ, παραβαίνω, (νομ.) ερημοδικώ, δικάζω ερήμην
n. - αθέτηση, (νομ.) απουσία, ερημοδικία, φυγοδικία, παράλειψη, (Η/Υ) προεπιλογή, αυτόματη επιλογή

idioms:

• go by default    αποφασίζομαι ερήμην
• in default of    εν απουσία/ελλείψει του

Italiano (Italian)
essere inadempiente, insolvente, prendere come default, contumacia, cattiva prestazione, insolvenza, mancato pagamento

idioms:

• go by default    in contumacia
• in default of    in mancanza di

Português (Portuguese)
v. - não cumprir obrigação, não comparecer em juízo, não pagar
n. - falta (f) de pagamento, valor (m) padrão (Comp.)

idioms:

• go by default    assumir por default
• in default of    por falta de

Русский (Russian)
не выполнять, проиграть по причине неявки, отсутствие, неплатеж, параметры, устанавливаемые по умолчанию

idioms:

• go by default    автоматически
• in default of    в отсутствие

Español (Spanish)
n. - rebeldía, contumacia, descuido, incumplimiento, negligencia, falta de pago, falta, (comp) valor predeterminado
v. intr. - faltar, dejar de pagar, no de presentarse, condenar en rebeldía
v. tr. - faltar, dejar de pagar, no de presentarse, condenar en rebeldía, incumplir

idioms:

• by default    perder un partido por no presentarse, por omisión
• go by default    elegir uno por ausencia del otro
• in default of    a falta de, en ausencia de

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - döma, försumma
n. - försummelse, standardvärde

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
缺席, 不履行, 拖欠, 不参加, 不出场, 不到案, 对...处以缺席裁判

idioms:

• go by default    没有, 缺乏, 因疏忽...而致丧失
• in default of    因没有

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 缺席, 不履行, 拖欠
v. intr. - 不履行, 拖欠, 不參加, 不出場, 不到案
v. tr. - 不履行, 拖欠, 不參加, 對...處以缺席裁判

idioms:

• go by default    沒有, 缺乏, 因疏忽...而致喪失
• in default of    因沒有

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 근무 태만, 결핍, 디폴트 값 (이미 예상한 설정이나 사전에 정한 데이터)
v. intr. - 직무를 태만하다, (재판에) 출석하지 않다, 빚을 갚지 않다
v. tr. - 직무를 불이행하다, 게임에 불참하다, 궐석 재판에 부치다

idioms:

• go by default    반대파의 부족으로 한 당에 이롭게 결정되다
• in default of    ~이 없을 때는

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 怠ること, 不履行, 不出廷, 欠場, 棄権
v. - 履行しない, 欠席する

idioms:

• go by default    欠席する
• in default of    …がない場合は, …がないために

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يهمل أداء شئ ( بخاصه المثول أمام المحكمه أو دفع دين), يقصر (الاسم) إهمال شئ ( بخاصه المثول أمام المحكمه أو دفع دين)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התחמקות, השתמטות, אי-מילוי הבטחה, היעדרות, אי-הופעה, מחדל, ברירת מחדל (מחשבים)‬
v. intr. - ‮לא הופיע, השתמט‬
v. tr. - ‮הביע דיעה נגד צד מסוים‬

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