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Definition of breach
1 : infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard a breach of trust sued them for breach of contract
2a : a broken, ruptured, or torn condition or area a breach of the skin the leak was a major security breachb : a gap (as in a wall) made by battering fixing a breach in the fence once more unto the breach, dear friends, … or close the wall up with our English dead — Shakespeare
3a : a break in accustomed friendly relations caused a breach between the two countriesb : a temporary gap in continuity : hiatus a breach of routine
4 : a leap especially of a whale out of water
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Examples of breach in a Sentence
This is clearly a breach of the treaty.
Many people consider her decision to be a breach of trust .
The judge ruled that the doctor's actions were in breach of her contractual duty.
Recent Examples of breach from the Web
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The release of private information creates a tremendous breach of trust with voters who work hard to protect themselves against identity fraud. …
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The report, authored by an Italian cardiologist who interviewed dozens of current and former employees, cited breaches of accepted medical protocols.
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The report, authored by an Italian cardiologist who interviewed dozens of current and former employees, cited breaches of accepted medical protocols.
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The neighborhood is also one of the areas Islamic State fighters had expected to defend most fiercely, relying on the city wall to provide cover and focusing their defenses around two existing breaches.
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The suit, filed in Delaware Superior Court, alleges that Sprint’s breach of contract with RadioShack’s parent, General Wireless, forced the electronics retailer into bankruptcy for a second time this spring.
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Its attorneys have represented plaintiffs in the Exxon Valdez oil spill aftermath, the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal, Yahoo data breaches and NFL player brain injuries.
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Russia had gained entry to DNC systems in the summer of 2015 and spring of 2016, but the breaches did not become public until they were disclosed in a June 2016 report by The Post.
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In addition to hacks, experts say, school districts are also vulnerable to other, less high-tech data breaches because of the number of employees who have access to student information.
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Origin and Etymology of breach
Middle English breche, from Old English brǣc act of breaking; akin to Old English brecan to break
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Definition of breach
Examples of breach in a Sentence
He claims that the city breached an agreement by selling the property.
Is he going to breach his contract?
The army breached the castle wall.
Recent Examples of breach from the Web
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The decision continues a modified accounting practice mandated in 2016 by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge who ruled a previous fund transfer practiced by the city breached its own charter.
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At that moment, and until this email now, Michael Grieco was captured under attorney-client privilege and not authorized to breach that.
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In 2004, the monitor and attorneys for the ACLU accused the city of breaching its agreement, and a federal judge ordered compliance.
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The maximum penalty for breaching bail is up to a year in prison or a fine.
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Arthur accused Erdogan supporters of breaching police lines and attacking protesters on at least three separate occasions.
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Federal Trade Commission The WannaCry attack preyed on digital doors left open and was able to breach at least 200,000 computer terminals in 150 countries since Friday.
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Many experts believe the attackers relied on a tool developed by the U.S. National Security Agency to breach Microsoft’s Windows software.
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Tinley Park's federal lawsuit, filed Monday and claiming Connolly breached her fiduciary duties as a village employee, seeks damages in excess of $75,000.
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Origin and Etymology of breach
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BREACH Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of breach for English Language Learners
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: to fail to do what is required by (something, such as a law or agreement) : to break or violate (something)
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: to make a hole or opening in (something)
BREACH Defined for Kids
Definition of breach for Students
1 : a failure to act in a promised or required way a breach of contract
2 : an opening made by breaking a breach in the dam
Definition of breach for Students
breached
;breaching
1 : to fail to do as promised or required by breach an agreement
2 : to make a break in
Law Dictionary
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1a : 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 especially by a fiduciary (as an agent or corporate officer) in carrying out the functions of his or her position breach of trust : a breach by a trustee of the terms of a trust (as by stealing from or carelessly mishandling the funds) breach of warranty : a breach by a seller of the terms of a warranty (as by the failure of the goods to conform to the seller's description or by a defect in title) Editor's note: A seller may be liable for a breach of warranty even without any negligence or misconduct. b : failure without excuse or justification to fulfill one's obligations under a contract —called also breach of contract — compare repudiation anticipatory breach : a breach of contract that occurs as a result of a party's anticipatory repudiation of the contract efficient breach : breach of contract in economic theory in which it is more profitable for the breaching party to breach the contract and pay damages than to perform under the contract material breach : a breach of contract that is so substantial that it defeats the purpose of the parties in making the contract and gives the nonbreaching party the right to cancel the contract and sue for damages — compare substantial performance at performance Editor's note: Whether a breach is material is a question of fact. Under the Restatement (Second) of Contracts, a material breach gives rise to the right to suspend performance but not to cancel the contract until there is a total breach. partial breach : a breach of contract in which the breaching party's nonperformance is minor and gives rise to the right to sue for damages but not to suspend performance or cancel the contract — compare part performance at performance total breach : a breach of contract under the Restatement (Second) of Contracts that is so substantial that it gives rise to the right to cancel the contract and sue for damages
2a : a violation or disturbance of something (as a law or condition) find both the State and the minor guilty of gross breaches of the rules of procedure — In re D.L.B., 429 N.E.2d 615 (1981) a breach of security; especially : breach of the peace b : an act of breaking out breach of prison
3 : the condition of having committed a breach of contract —used in the phrase in breach a terminating party who is not in breach is entitled to expenses — C&S/Sovran Corp. v. First Fed. Sav. Bank of Brunswick, 463 S.E.2d 892 (1995)
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