See Also: Congestive Heart Failure (CHF or heart failure)(health)
Heart Failure (congestive heart failure, CHF)(health)
FAILURE(law)
Failure(medicine)
failure(dictionary)
failure(dictionary)
Autonomic failure(health)
Adrenal failure(health)
Market failure(money)
Business failure(money)

FAILURE (law)


FAILURE. A total defect; an omission; a non-performance. Failure also signifies a stoppage of payment; as, there has been a failure today, some signifies a stoppage of payment; as, there has been a failure today, some one has stopped payment. one has stopped payment. 2. According to the French code of commerce, art. 437, every merchant 2. According to the French code of commerce, art. 437, every merchant or trader who suspends payment is in a state of failure. Vide Bankruptcy; or trader who suspends payment is in a state of failure. Vide Bankruptcy; Insolvency. Insolvency.