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breach

UK/ˈbɹiːt͡ʃ/ US/ˈbɹʷɪi̯t͡ʃ/ fairly common informal
verb (2) noun (3)

verb

1.

act in disregard of laws and rules

  • “offend all laws of humanity”
  • “violate the basic laws or human civilization”
  • “break a law”
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2.

make an opening or gap in

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noun

1.
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3.

a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

  • “they hoped to avoid a break in relations”
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Origin

From Middle English breche, from Old English bryċe (“fracture, breach”) and brǣċ (“breach, breaking, destruction”), from Proto-West Germanic *bruki, from Proto-Germanic *brukiz (“breach, fissure”) and *brēkō (“breaking”).

Phrases

  • anticipatory breach Terms derived from breach (noun)
  • breach of confidence Terms derived from breach (noun)
  • breach of contract Terms derived from breach (noun)
  • breach of promise Terms derived from breach (noun)
  • breach of the peace Terms derived from breach (noun)
  • breach of trust Terms derived from breach (noun)
  • data breach Terms derived from breach (noun)
  • honour in the breach Terms derived from breach (noun)

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