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). [Blacks Law 8th]