defaulting

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defaulting - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Default \De*fault"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Defaulted; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Defaulting.]
     1. To fail in duty; to offend.
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              That he gainst courtesy so foully did default.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     2. To fail in fulfilling a contract, agreement, or duty.
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     3. To fail to appear in court; to let a case go by default.
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