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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Default \De*fault"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Defaulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Defaulting.]
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To fail in duty; to offend.
That he gainst courtesy so foully did default.
--Spenser. To fail in fulfilling a contract, agreement, or duty.
To fail to appear in court; to let a case go by default.
Default \De*fault"\, n. [OE. defaute, OF. defaute, defalte, fem., F. d['e]faut, masc., LL. defalta, fr. a verb meaning, to be deficient, to want, fail, fr. L. de- + fallere to deceive. See Fault.]
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.
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Fault; offense; ill deed; wrong act; failure in virtue or wisdom.
And pardon craved for his so rash default.
--Spenser.Regardless of our merit or default.
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(Law) 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.
In default of, in case of failure or lack of.
Cooks could make artificial birds and fishes in default of the real ones.
--Arbuthnot.To suffer a default (Law), to permit an action to be called without appearing to answer.
Default \De*fault"\, v. t.
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To fail to perform or pay; to be guilty of neglect of; to omit; as, to default a dividend.
What they have defaulted towards him as no king.
--Milton. (Law) 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.
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To leave out of account; to omit. [Obs.]
Defaulting unnecessary and partial discourses.
--Hales.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 13c., "offense, crime, sin," later (late 13c.) "failure, failure to act," from Old French defaute (12c.) "fault, defect, failure, culpability, lack, privation," from Vulgar Latin *defallita "a deficiency or failure," past participle of *defallere, from Latin de- "away" (see de-) + fallere "to deceive, to cheat; to put wrong, to lead astray, cause to be mistaken; to escape notice of, be concealed from" (see fail (v.)). The financial sense is first recorded 1858; the computing sense is from 1966.
late 14c., "be lacking, be missing," also "become weak," from default (n.). Related: Defaulted; defaulting.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context finance English) The condition of failing to meet an obligation. 2 (context electronics computing English) the original software programming settings as set by the factory 3 A loss incurred by failing to compete. 4 A selection made in the absence of an alternative. vb. 1 (context intransitive English) To fail to meet an obligation. 2 (context intransitive English) To lose a competition by failing to compete. 3 (context intransitive computing English) To assume a value when none was given; to presume a tentative value or standard. 4 (context intransitive legal English) To fail to appear and answer a summons and complaint.
WordNet
n. loss due to not showing up; "he lost the game by default"
act of failing to meet a financial obligation [syn: nonpayment, nonremittal]
loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid [syn: nonpayment, nonremittal] [ant: payment]
an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified [syn: default option]
v. fail to pay up [syn: default on] [ant: pay up]
Wikipedia
Default may refer to:
- Default (law), the failure to do something required by law
- Default effect (psychology), the option that a chooser receives if s/he does nothing
- Default judgment
- Default (finance), failure to satisfy the terms of a loan obligation or failure to pay back a loan
- Default (computer science), a preset setting or value that will be used if no choice is done
- Default (band), a Canadian post-grunge and alternative rock band
- defaults (software), a command line utility for plist (preference) files
- Default logic, a non-monotonic logic proposed by Raymond Reiter
- "Default" (Atoms for Peace song), 2012
- "Default" (Django Django song), 2012
In finance, default is failure to meet the legal obligations (or conditions) of a loan, for example when a home buyer fails to make a mortgage payment, or when a corporation or government fails to pay a bond which has reached maturity. A national or sovereign default is the failure or refusal of a government to repay its national debt. The biggest private default in history is Lehman Brothers with over $600,000,000,000 when it filed for bankruptcy in 2008 and the biggest sovereign default is Greece with $138,000,000,000, in March 2012.
Default is a Canadian hard rock/ post-grunge band from Vancouver, British Columbia. Since forming in 1999 they have released four albums, and have sold more than a million records. The majority of their fan base is in Canada, but they gained popularity in the United States for their hit single " Wasting My Time".
"Default" is a 2012 single by the English supergroup Atoms for Peace. It was released as a digital download on 10 September 2012 and on 12" vinyl on 4 December 2012. This was the first non-remixed track released by the band and featured on their debut album, Amok.
In law, a default is the failure to do something required by law or to appear at a required time in legal proceedings.
In the United States, for example, when a party has failed to file meaningful response to pleadings within the time allowed, with the result that only one side of a controversy has been presented to the court, the party who has pleaded a claim for relief and received no response may request entry of default. In some jurisdictions the court may proceed to enter judgment immediately: others require that the plaintiff file a notice of intent to take the default judgment and serve it on the unresponsive party. If this notice is not opposed, or no adequate justification for the delay or lack of response is presented, then the plaintiff is entitled to judgment in his favor. Such a judgment is referred to as a " default judgment" and, unless otherwise ordered, has the same effect as a judgment entered in a contested case.
It is possible to vacate or remove the default judgment, depending on the particular state's law.
Entry of default in the United States district courts is governed by Rule 55 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
A default, in computer science, refers to the preexisting value of a user-configurable setting that is assigned to a software application, computer program or device. Such settings are also called presets or factory presets, especially for electronic devices. The Oxford English Dictionary dates this usage to the mid-1960s, as a variant of the older meaning of "failure in performance".
Default values are standard values that are universal to all instances of the device or model and intended to make the device as accessible as possible "out of the box" without necessitating a lengthy configuration process prior to use. The user only has to modify the default settings according to their personal preferences. In many devices, the user has the option to restore these default settings for one or all options. Such an assignment makes the choice of that setting or value more likely (the so-called default effect).
"Default" is a song by British rock band Django Django. The song was released on 16 January 2012.
Usage examples of "default".
When Abies defaulted on his scheduled court appearance, he forfeited his surety, the cabin, and was declared a federal fugitive.
Equally consistent with the requirements of due process is a statutory procedure whereby a prosecutor of a case is adjudged liable for costs, and committed to jail in default of payment thereof, whenever the court or jury, after according him an opportunity to present evidence of good faith, finds that he instituted the prosecution without probable cause and from malicious motives.
In default of fulminate, he could easily obtain a substance similar to guncotton, since he had azotic acid at his disposal.
Yee Wung took unto himself a sturdy cane, called in the defaulting Ah Meng, and, having batooned that unlucky servitor with much spirit and satisfaction, kicked him out again, re-locked the door, and mounted upon a step-ladder to search an upper shelf.
The leftovers, a platoon of underweight, spastic, nearsighted children, were delegated by default to the coachless sixth team.
Emilie and Armelline were great friends, but their prejudices on the subject of sensual enjoyment were so strong that I could never get them to listen to licentious talk, to allow certain small liberties which I would gladly have taken, or to afford me those pleasures of the eyes that we accept in default of better things.
June Forsyte notwithstanding coverture shall by her last Will and Testament or any writing or writings in the nature of a Will testament or testamentary disposition to be by her duly made signed and published direct appoint or make over give and dispose of the same And in default etc.
But besides escheats from default of heirs, those which ensued from crimes or breach of duty towards the superior lord were frequent in ancient times.
I need names -- all those who defaulted on loans from Mistress Fitt and were about to be sued, and all those from whom she cozened larger penalties than she ought to have been due.
Family had died fighting on both sides on Golgotha that Elias found himself made the most senior member of his Family by default, and was invited to come home at last.
In default of these, minds were lapsing towards crude and base self-seeking and entirely individualistic aims.
The ladies de Ventadour and du Lude obtained by default letters of administration as heiresses without liability, which were granted out of the Chatelet.
Queen of the Underhill, any contract awarding the payee rights to a human in return for services rendered or in case of default is classified as a blood bargain and is legally unenforcable.
Furthermore, a foreign corporation which, after leaving a State and subsequently dissolving, failed to obey a statutory requirement of that State that it maintain therein a resident agent until the period of limitations shall have run, or, in default thereof, that it consent to service on it through the Secretary of State, could not complain of any denial of due process because that statute did not oblige the Secretary of State to notify it of the pendency of an action.
Heaths, or places abounding in wild flowers, constitute the best neighbourhood for an apiary, and in default of this pasturage, there should be gardens where flowers are cultivated, and fields in which buck-wheat, clover, or sainfoin, is sown.