cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.-omission; nonperformance; as, the failure to keep a promise.-want of success; the state of having failed.-decay, or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the failure of memory or of sight.-a becoming insolvent; bankruptcy; suspension of payment; as, failure in business.-a failing; a slight fault.