Definition of Default

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Default

A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires; as, this evil has happened through the governor's default.

Fault; offense; ill deed; wrong act; failure in virtue or wisdom.

A neglect of, or failure to take, some step necessary to secure the benefit of law, as a failure to appear in court at a day assigned, especially of the defendant in a suit when called to make answer; also of jurors, witnesses, etc.

To fail in duty; to offend.

To fail in fulfilling a contract, agreement, or duty.

To fail to appear in court; to let a case go by default.

To fail to perform or pay; to be guilty of neglect of; to omit; as, to default a dividend.

To call a defendant or other party whose duty it is to be present in court, and make entry of his default, if he fails to appear; to enter a default against.

To leave out of account; to omit.

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Default Quotations

To describe my scarce leisure time in today's terms, I always default to reading.
Jimmy Buffett

I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum.
Desmond Tutu

Conflict is not inevitable, but disarmament is... everyone now accepts that if there is a default by Saddam the international community must act to enforce its will.
Tony Blair

Anyone who wants to run has to be a Jimmy Swaggart, minus the default.
Chevy Chase

The thing I always default to is that I'll always be here to write songs.
Alanis Morissette

We are witnessing a slow, steady takeover of our true freedoms. We are becoming a socialist nation, and whoever can't see this is probably hoping it isn't true. If we permit Mr. Obama to take over all our industries, if we permit him to raise our taxes to support unconstitutional causes, then we will be in default. This great America will become a paralyzed nation.
Jon Voight

I'm a better editorial cartoonist by default because so many editorial cartoonists out there are so awful.
Ted Rall

I pretty much only write by default, because I want to make certain projects so instead of trying to wait and find them, I create them, but I'm not really a writer.
Sara Gilbert

In most of history, societies have not been free. It's a very rare society that is free. The default condition of human societies is tyranny.
Michael Novak

I made a few records here and there by default, but I wasn't ever comfortable in that role. I wasn't comfortable on stage. We'll see how it goes this time.
T-Bone Burnett

Default Translations

default in German is vorgegebener Wert, Voreinstellung, Vorgabe
default in Swedish is huvudsaklig

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