Defaulted
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- (v.) Past tense of default; to fail to fulfill a legal obligation, especially to pay a debt or appear in court.
The defendant defaulted on the loan payments, triggering legal action.
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As a past tense verb form, 'defaulted' does not have an independent substantive meaning and refers back to 'default.'
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