breach of contract

phrase

: failure to do what a contract requires

They sued him for breach of contract.

Examples of breach of contract in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The lawsuit accuses Cornell and the other defendants of breach of contract, negligence and violations of state law. — Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

In the 31-page complaint filed by Outkast in Georgia, the group accused Ovrkast of trademark infringement, unfair competition, and breach of contract. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2026

But Shannon McCue of Fitch said the new deadline could help, since LINXS no longer is nearing an initial breach of contract. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

If voted out, LSU could explore suing the conference on multiple grounds, including breach of contract and tortious interference with contractual relations, and seek many millions of dollars in damages. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for breach of contract

• overreact
• abstract
• attacked
• attract
• contact
• detract
• distract
• enact
• exact
• extract
• hijacked
• impact

Legal Definition

breach of contract

: breach sense 1b