1) n. literally, a break. A breach may be a failure to perform a contract (breaking
its terms), failure to do one's duty (breach of duty, or breach of trust), causing
a disturbance, threatening, or other violent acts which break public tranquility
(breach of peace), illegally entering property (breach of close), not telling the
truth-knowingly or innocently-about title to property (breach of warranty), or,
in past times, refusal to honor a promise to marry (breach of promise). 2) v. the
act of failing to perform one's agreement, breaking one's word, or otherwise actively
violating one's duty to other.
See also breach of contract breach of promise breach of the peace breach of trust
breach of warranty
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