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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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an act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, or relationship: breach of They felt that our discussions with other companies constituted a breach of our agreement. breach of contract He was sued for breach of contract. security breach There have been ten serious security breaches (= breaks in the security system) at the airport already this year.
The meaning of BREACH is infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard. How to use breach in a sentence. Into the breech or the 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.
10 meanings: 1. a crack, break, or rupture 2. a breaking, infringement, or violation of a promise, obligation, etc 3. any.... Click for more definitions.
[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 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.
BREACH definition: 1. an action that breaks a rule, agreement, or law: 2. a serious disagreement between two groups…. Learn more.
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 meaning, definition, what is breach: an action that breaks a law, rule, or ag...: Learn more.
