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

One year later, the company was hit with multiple lawsuits from both passengers and employees, alleging contract terminations, breach of contract and unpaid overtime, NBC News reports, citing court records. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, families like the Tylers are suing the Morgans in civil court for breach of contract and inflicting emotional distress. — Dave Savini, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

The producer, Marisa Polvino, accuses her former partners of breach of contract and fraud for allegedly diverting the project’s rights and development assets away from her production company. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026

Walter also is a defendant in multiple civil lawsuits filed by investors alleging fraud and breach of contract. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 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