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fail·ure n1: omission of occurrence or performance; specif: a failing to perform a duty or expected actiona failure to mitigate damagesfailure to prosecute2: a lack of success or adequacyfailure of a suit3: a failing in business
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(bankruptcy) noun
commercial failure, default, discontinuance of business, economic downfall, failure to maintain solvency, financial disaster, financial loss, financial ruin, inability to maintain solvency, inability to meet financial obligations, insolvency, insufficiency of funds, lack of funds, suspension of business
associated concepts: failure to meet one's obligations, insolvency
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(falling short) noun
defectio, defectiveness, deficiency, delinquency, dereliction, inability, insufficiency, lack, loss of strength, noncompletion, nonfulfillment, nonobservance, nonperformance, omission, oversight, pretermission, shortcoming, slip, want
associated concepts: failure of consideration, failure of evidence, failure of heirs, failure of issue, failure of proof, failure of purpose, failure of title, failure of trust, failure to act, failure to bargain collectively, failure to comply, failure to file a return, failure to give notice, failure to make delivery, failure to perform, failure to prosecute, law office failures, partial failure
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(lack of success) noun
aborted attempt, beating, botch, breakdown, collapse, debacle, defeat, disappointment, downfall, drubbing, error, fall, fiasco, fruitless effort, frustration, ineffectualness, labor in vain, loss, miscarriage, misfortune, mistake, ruin, unsuccessful attempt, vain attempt
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abortion (fiasco), bankruptcy, breach, debacle, defeat, delinquency (failure of duty), disaster, dishonor (nonpayment), disqualification (factor that disqualifies), flaw, foible, frailty, frustration, impossibility, impotence, impuissance, inability, incapacity, inefficacy, infraction, lapse (expiration), loss, miscarriage, misconduct, mistrial, neglect, negligence, nonfeasance, nonpayment, offense, omission, oversight (carelessness), vice
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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