[
US
/ˈbɹitʃ/
]
[ UK /bɹˈiːtʃ/ ]
[ UK /bɹˈiːtʃ/ ]
NOUN
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a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
they hoped to avoid a break in relations - an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
- a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
VERB
- make an opening or gap in
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act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
offend all laws of humanity
break a law
violate the basic laws or human civilization
break a promise
How To Use breach In A Sentence
- Faceless, unqualified reviewers define our work, remove our colleagues from panels and routinely breach confidentiality.
- Vesuvius is a stratovolcano that grew within the breached crater of Monte Somma volcano.
- *** Pharmaceuticals Sigma Pharmaceuticals said that it is likely to breach loan conditions with bankers after taking a charge of as much as 270 million Australian dollars ($253.4 million) from the A$900 million fire sale of its pharmaceutical division to South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare. Business Watch
- The claim was for breach of statutory duty and negligence.
- Oh, these professionals!" ingeminated Captain Pond again, eyeing the breach and the dismantled married quarters. Merry-Garden and Other Stories
- Police say the weapons were seized as it is suspected that they breach the 1982 Firearms Act, which prohibits the selling of readily convertible blank firing weapons.
- During employment the employee could not use or disclose this information without breaching the duty of fidelity.
- It was considered a breach of etiquette to refuse an invitation.
- This implementation of the principle of least privilege helps contain security breaches arising from buggy code, malicious code, user error and malicious users.
- Two Cumbria police workers were arrested for data protection breaches and misconduct in a public office. The Sun
