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breach of contract

DEFINITIONS OF: breach of contract

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n 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
breach of the covenant of warranty
a failure of the seller's guarantee of good title
breach of promise
failure to keep a promise (of marriage)
breach of trust
violation (either through fraud or negligence) by a trustee of a duty that equity requires of him
breach of warranty
a breach that occurs when an item is deficient according to the terms of a warranty
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
partial breach
a breach that does not destroy the value of the contract but can give rise to a claim for damages
Type of:
breach
a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
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