Definition of breach
Nouns
a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
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breach of contract
a breach of a legal duty; failure to do something that is required in a contract
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anticipatory breach, constructive breach
a breach of contract committed prior to the time of required performance
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breach of the covenant of warranty
a failure of the seller's guarantee of good title
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breach of promise
failure to keep a promise (of marriage)
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breach of trust
violation (either through fraud or negligence) by a trustee of a duty that equity requires of him
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breach of warranty
a breach that occurs when an item is deficient according to the terms of a warranty
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material breach
a breach serious enough to destroy the value of the contract and to give a basis for an action for breach of contract
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partial breach
a breach that does not destroy the value of the contract but can give rise to a claim for damages
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breach of duty
a breach of due care
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failure
an unexpected omission
an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
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- break, falling out, rift, rupture, severance
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Great Schism
the period from 1378 to 1417 during which there were two papacies in the Roman Catholic Church, one in Rome and one in Avignon
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schism
the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences
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breakup, detachment, separation
coming apart
Verbs
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
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- break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate
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keep
conform one's action or practice to
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sin, transgress, trespass
commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
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fall
yield to temptation or sin
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blunder, boob, drop the ball, goof, sin
commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
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conflict, contravene, infringe, run afoul
go against, as of rules and laws
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trespass
break the law
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intrude, trespass
enter unlawfully on someone's property
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break, break in
enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
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disrespect
show a lack of respect for
Vocabulary Lists for breach
- Macbeth
- thane
- weird sister
- hautboy
- Duncan