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breach

 
/britʃ/ n [C] (BREAK)

Definition

an act of breaking a rule, law, custom, or practice: In a breach of security, unauthorized people were able to board the plane.
(Definition of breach n (BREAK) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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