breaches Synonyms
breaches Meaning
breaches
a gap (as in a wall) made by battering, a violation in the performance of or a failure to perform an obligation created by a promise, duty, or law without excuse or justification, failure without excuse or justification to fulfill one's obligations under a contract, a break in accustomed friendly relations, to make a breach in, an act of breaking out, a breach of contract that occurs as a result of a party's anticipatory repudiation of the contract, breach of contract in economic theory in which it is more profitable for the breaching party to breach the contract and pay damages than to perform under the contract, to make a gap in by battering, the condition of having committed a breach of contract, a breach of contract under the Restatement (Second) of Contracts that is so substantial that it gives rise to the right to cancel the contract and sue for damages, to leap out of water, break entry 1 sense 2, violate, a temporary gap in continuity, a broken, ruptured, or torn condition or area, a leap especially of a whale out of water, infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard, a breach of contract in which the breaching party's nonperformance is minor and gives rise to the right to sue for damages but not to suspend performance or cancel the contract compare part performance at performance, a breach of a duty especially by a fiduciary (as an agent or corporate officer) in carrying out the functions of his or her position, a gap (as in a wall) made by breaking through, a breach of contract that is so substantial that it defeats the purpose of the parties in making the contract and gives the nonbreaching party the right to cancel the contract and sue for damages compare substantial performance at performance, a breach by a trustee of the terms of a trust (as by stealing from or carelessly mishandling the funds), a break in friendly relations, a breach by a seller of the terms of a warranty (as by the failure of the goods to conform to the seller's description or by a defect in title), a broken or torn condition or area, break, violate, breach of the peace, violation of a law, duty, or tie, a violation or disturbance of something (as a law or condition)
breaches Sentence Examples
- The levee breached, flooding the surrounding countryside.
- The castle's defenses were breached by the invading army.
- The treaty was breached by the nation's unilateral withdrawal.
- The trust between the partners was irrevocably breached.
- The laws of physics were breached by the experimental findings.
- The boundaries of decency were breached in the inflammatory speech.
- The security system breached, allowing unauthorized access to the network.
- The dam's structural integrity was breached, posing a risk of catastrophic failure.
- The ethical breaches committed by the researcher led to their suspension.
- The ceasefire agreement was repeatedly breached, jeopardizing peace negotiations.
FAQs About the word breaches
a gap (as in a wall) made by battering, a violation in the performance of or a failure to perform an obligation created by a promise, duty, or law without excus
infringements, violations, offences, trespasses, transgressions,infractions, contraventions, misfeasances, wrongs, misprisions
observances,noninfringements,
The levee breached, flooding the surrounding countryside.
The castle's defenses were breached by the invading army.
The treaty was breached by the nation's unilateral withdrawal.
The trust between the partners was irrevocably breached.
