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]