breach

breach: ▪ I. breach breach ¹ [briːtʆ] noun

1. [countable, uncountable] LAW an action that breaks an agreement, rule, law etc:

• The company wrote a letter of apology to the Israeli government, saying that any breach of the rules was unintentional.

• They were in breach of London stock exchange regulations.

anticiˌpatory ˈbreach [countable, uncountable] LAW

when one person or organization that has signed a contract says in advance that they cannot or will not perform their responsibilities. When this happens, the other person or organization involved can ask a court to make a decision about it

2. [countable] a serious disagreement between people:

• a new and serious breach between the US and Germany

[m0] ▪ II. breach breach ² verb [transitive] LAW

if someone breaches an agreement, rule, law etc, they break it:

• Sumitomo asserted that the agency breached its contract to buy 41 cars.

• They claim that the supplier had breached their agreement.

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breach UK US /briːtʃ/ noun [C or U] LAW

► a failure to obey a law or to do what was promised or agreed: breach of sth »Companies face fines of up to €75,000 for each breach of the legislation.
be/constitute a breach »To publish in this form would constitute a breach of copyright.
a clear/flagrant/blatant breach » His refusal to account for the money was a flagrant breach of all rules of professional conduct.
»a serious/fundamental/grave breach
»a possible/potential/alleged breach
»The property developer was awarded $2,000,000 for breach of contract over the restaurant chain's withdrawal from a lease.
»Both the Stock Exchange and the panel cleared the bank of any breach of regulations or insider-trading.
»The public are used to breaches of promise by governments.

→ See also ANTICIPATORY BREACH(Cf. ↑anticipatory breach), BREACH OF CONFIDENCE(Cf. ↑breach of confidence), BREACH OF DUTY(Cf. ↑breach of duty), BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY(Cf. ↑breach of fiduciary duty), BREACH OF TRUST(Cf. ↑breach of trust), BREACH OF WARRANTY(Cf. ↑breach of warranty)

● breach of the peace — Cf. breach of the peace

● be in breach of sth — Cf. be in breach of sth

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breach UK US /briːtʃ/ verb [T] FORMAL LAW

► to not obey a law or to not do what was promised or agreed: »The corporation was sued for allegedly breaching a contract to supply voice-mail systems.
»The organization's conduct during the conflict breached international law, according to a leading human rights group.
»breach rules/regulations
»Since the group warned it was in danger of breaching its banking covenants last week, the shares have tumbled 47%.

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breach — / brēch/ n 1 a: a violation in the performance of or a failure to perform an obligation created by a promise, duty, or law without excuse or justification breach of duty: a breach of a duty esp. by a fiduciary (as an agent or corporate officer)… … Law dictionary
breach — n 1 Breach, infraction, violation, transgression, trespass, infringement, contravention are comparable when denoting the act or the offense of one who fails to keep the law or to do what the law, one s duty, or an obligation requires. Breach… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Breach — (br[=e]ch), n. [OE. breke, breche, AS. brice, gebrice, gebrece (in comp.), fr. brecan to break; akin to Dan. br[ae]k, MHG. breche, gap, breach. See {Break}, and cf. {Brake} (the instrument), {Brack} a break] . 1. The act of breaking, in a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Breach — may refer to:People: * Nicholas Breach, a photographerPlaces: * Breach, Kent, United KingdomIn law:* Breach of confidence, a common law tort that protects private information that is conveyed in confidence * Breach of contract, a situation in… … Wikipedia
(Breach) — Студийный альбом The Wallflowers … Википедия
breach — ► VERB 1) make a gap or hole in; break through. 2) break (a rule or agreement). ► NOUN 1) a gap made in a wall or barrier. 2) an act of breaking a rule or agreement. 3) a break in relations. ● … English terms dictionary
Breach — Breach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Breached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaching}.] To make a breach or opening in; as, to breach the walls of a city. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
breach — breach, breech The spelling of these two words is often confused. Breach is a noun and verb meaning ‘a break’ or ‘to break’ (as in a breach of contract, to breach the enemy s defences), whereas breech means ‘the back or lower part of something’,… … Modern English usage
breach — [n1] gap aperture, break, chasm, chip, cleft, crack, discontinuity, fissure, hole, opening, rent, rift, rupture, slit, split; concept 513 Ant. bridge, connection breach [n2] violation of a law contravention, delinquency, dereliction, disobedience … New thesaurus
Breach — Breach, v. i. To break the water, as by leaping out; said of a whale. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
breach — breach·er; breach; … English syllables

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