flaw
/flɔ/ noun B2- A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion. · There is a flaw in that knife.· That vase has a flaw.
- A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.
- An inclusion, stain, or other defect of a diamond or other gemstone.
- A defect or error in a contract or other document which may make the document invalid or ineffective. · a flaw in a will, in a deed, or in a statute
Plural flaws
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You can hardly find a flaw in the case which can now be presented against him, and all further investigation has served to strengthen it.
The fact is that there is one really serious flaw in this evidence to which our friend attaches so much importance.”
He is the only flaw in that chain so far as I have been able to test it.”
You see the whole thing is a chain of logical sequences without a break or flaw.”
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