Breach
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Breach
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Meaning of Breach
The violation of a right or an obligation , ora duty.
Breach Alternative Definition
In Contracts. The violation of an obligation, engagement, or duty. Breach may be either by renunciation, that is, by the declaration of the party that he does not intend to perform (32 Iowa, 409; 61 N. Y. 362; 52 Wis. 240), by such acts as will render performance impossible (82 N. Y. 108; 22 Fed. 522; 16 Mass. 161), or by actually failing to perform any or all the terms of the contract; the two first mentioned being constructive breaches, and the last, actual breach. A continuing breach is one where the condition of things constituting a breach continues during a period of time, or where the acts constituting a breach are repeated at brief intervals. P. Moore, 242; 1 Leon. 62; 1 Salk. 141; Holt, 178; 2 Ld. Raym. 1125. In Pleading. That part of the declaration in which the violation of the defendant"s contract is stated.
Breach Legal Definition
Breaking a law, right, obligation, or duty, either by doing an act or failing to do an act.
Synonyms of Breach
noun
break
contravention
default
delinquency
dereliction
discutere
disobedience
disregard
dissension
dis sentience
encroachment
enmity
failure
illegal evasion
illicitness
impropriety
infidelity
infraction
infringement
inobservance
neglection
nonadherence
noncompletion
nonconformity
nonfulfilment
nonobservance
nonperformance
omission
perfidy
perfringere
rejection
repudiation
retraction
shortcoming
tergiversation
transgression
trespass
unconformity
Associated Concepts: anticipatory breach
breach of bond
breach of contract
breach of covenant
breach of dity
breach of faith
breach of lease
breach of marriage promise
breach of promise
breach of the close
breach of the covenant of warranty
breach of the peace
breach of trust
breach of warranty
constructive breach
continuing breach
material breach
partial breach
total breach
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What does Breach mean in American Law?
The definition of Breach in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
A breaking, which may be of one"s obligation, as in breach of contract and breach of trust, or may be more physical, as in breach of close and breach of the peace.
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English Spanish Translation of Breach
Incumplimiento, Quebrantamiento. Breach of close: infracción de la intimidad. Breach of confidence/faith cohecho: abuso de confianza. Breach of contract: incumplimiento de contrato. Breach of copyright: plagio, violación de la propiedad intelectual. Breach of duty: incumplimiento de un deber. Breach of official duty: prevaricato. Breach of statutory duty; incumplimiento de los deberes exigidos por la Ley. Breach of the peace: alteración del orden público (public nuisance). Breach of trust: abuso de confianza. Breach of warranty: violación de garantía.
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