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- Dictionarybreach/briːtʃ/
noun
- 1. an act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct: "a breach of confidence" Similar
- 2. a gap in a wall, barrier, or defence, especially one made by an attacking army: "a breach in the mountain wall" Similar
verb
- 1. make a gap in and break through (a wall, barrier, or defence): "the river breached its bank" Similar
- 2. (of a whale) rise and break through the surface of the water: "we saw whales breaching in the distance"
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BREACH definition: 1. an act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, or relationship: 2. (an example of) illegal noisy…. Learn more.
1. : infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard. a breach of trust. sued them for breach of contract. 2. a. : a broken, ruptured, or torn condition or area. a breach of the skin. the leak was a major security breach. b. : a gap (as in a wall) made by battering. fixing a breach in the fence.
BREACH meaning: 1 : a failure to do what is required by a law, an agreement, or a duty failure to act in a required or promised way usually + of; 2 : a break in friendly relations between people or groups often + between
breach, infraction, violation, transgression all denote in some way the breaking of a rule or law or the upsetting of a normal and desired state.
[countable, uncountable] breach of something an action that breaks an agreement to behave in a particular way. a breach of confidence/trust; a breach of security (= when something that is normally protected is no longer secure) see also data breach
A breach is a violation of a law, duty, or promise. If you'd contracted to mow your neighbor's lawn and don't do it, he can sue you for breach of contract. Or he can mow the lawn himself.
a breaking, infringement, or violation of a promise, obligation, etc. any severance or separation. there was a breach between the two factions of the party. a gap in an enemy's fortifications or line of defence created by bombardment or attack. the act of a whale in breaking clear of the water.
Definition of breach verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'breach'. 1. If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it. [...] 2. A breach of an agreement, a law, or a promise is an act of breaking it. [...] 3. A breach in a relationship is a serious disagreement which often results in the relationship ending.
Breach Definition. An opening, tear, or rupture. A gap or rift, especially in a solid structure such as a dike or fortification. A failure to observe the terms, as of a law or promise, the customary forms, etc.; violation; infraction.
