in default

idiom

: having missed a payment that is due
She's in default on her loan.

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Other leases are often expired, in default, or terminable by the owner on a few months notice. Joshua Stein, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025 Cambridge District Court Clerk Magistrate Sharon Casey, sitting in juvenile court, found probable cause for criminal charges to be filed and found those defendants who didn’t show up to be in default, as their presence was not waived. Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025 What happens if Rays don’t meet that deadline? Not meeting those obligations would put the Rays in default of the stadium and redevelopment agreements. Colleen Wright, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025 Three of his companies were found in default last December for not appearing in a similar lawsuit brought by a different former Donda and Yeezy Christian Academy staffer. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in default

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“In default.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20default. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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