fault vs liability

fault

noun
  • A characteristic, positive or negative or both, which subjects a person or thing to increased risk of danger. 

  • In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam. 

  • A mistake or error. 

  • An illegal serve. 

  • A lost scent; act of losing the scent. 

  • Blame; the responsibility for a mistake. 

  • A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity. 

  • A weakness of character; a failing. 

  • A minor offense. 

  • A defect; something that detracts from perfection. 

  • An abnormal connection in a circuit. 

verb
  • To commit a mistake or error. 

  • To fracture. 

  • To undergo a page fault. 

  • To criticize, blame or find fault with something or someone. 

liability

noun
  • The condition of being susceptible to something. 

  • A handicap that holds something back, a drawback, someone or something that is a burden to whoever is required to take care of them; an individual or action that exposes others to greater risk. 

  • Any item recorded on the right-hand side of a balance sheet. 

  • An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone. 

  • A person on a team that is more of a hindrance than a help. 

  • The likelihood of something happening. 

How often have the words fault and liability occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )