To be excusable, a delay must be beyond your control and not caused by your fault or negligence.

The Shadow's aim was lost; but not by his own fault.

They lost, largely by their captain's fault.

Neither by her wish, nor through her fault, was he passionate!

The plaintiff with a negative interest was precluded from an action if it was by his own fault (dolus), or other dishonest.

Then he broke Navratilova's serve, aided by her set-squandering double fault, to win the first set in 52 minutes, 7-5.

It is so good of him, because the awkwardness of my situation has really come about by my fault in getting expelled.

Rather, we die by our own fault.

There is a Dutch proverb which says to bear patiently that which you suffer by your own fault.

I live not by my fault: I strove to have deserv'd the death I sought.