1. past tense of fault; criticized or blamed someone for something

1. having geological faults or fractures in rock formations
Usage: geological

Examples

• The teacher faulted him for not completing his homework.
• She was faulted for arriving late to the meeting.
• The coach faulted the team’s poor defense.
• The faulted rock layers showed evidence of ancient earthquakes.
• Geologists studied the faulted terrain near the mountain range.
• The faulted limestone created interesting cave formations.