default

default (di-fawltalsodee-fawlt), n. The omission or failure to perform a legal or contractual duty; esp., the failure to pay a debt when due. [Cases: Contracts 312, 315. C.J.S. Contracts § 561.]

default (di-fawlt), vb.

1. To be neglectful; esp., to fail to perform a contractual obligation.

2. To fail to appear or answer.

3. To enter a default judgment against (a litigant).

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