breach of contract
idiom
: failure to do what a contract requires
They sued him for breach of contract.
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Evan Turner, who played in the NBA from 2010 to 2020, has defeated his former agent, David Falk, in a breach of contract dispute decided by a Delaware judge last Friday.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The lawsuit claims breach of contract, promissory fraud and other claims.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2025
About 1,500 Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265 workers returned to their jobs Thursday, one day after a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge issued an injunction ordering the union back to work but did not rule on whether the strike was a breach of contract.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Village Roadshow had sued for breach of contract after WB released the franchise film on Max the same day it was released in theaters, and has cost the company $18 million in legal fees and counting.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The lawsuit claims breach of contract, promissory fraud and other claims.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2025
About 1,500 Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265 workers returned to their jobs Thursday, one day after a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge issued an injunction ordering the union back to work but did not rule on whether the strike was a breach of contract.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Village Roadshow had sued for breach of contract after WB released the franchise film on Max the same day it was released in theaters, and has cost the company $18 million in legal fees and counting.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for breach of contract
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“Breach of contract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breach%20of%20contract. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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