breach
noun [C] (BROKEN PROMISE/RULE) /briːtʃ/Definition
› an act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, or relationship: They felt that our discussions with other companies constituted a breach of/in our agreement. He was sued for breach of contract. There have been serious security breaches (= breaks in our security system).Obeying and breaking the lawObedient and compliantDisobedientBad and wrong behaviourMaking and breaking promises and commitments (a) breach of the peace legal › (an example of) illegal noisy or violent behaviour in a public placeSocial order and disorder be in breach of sth formal › to be breaking a particular law or rule: The cinema was in breach of the Health and Safety Act for having no fire doors.Obeying and breaking the lawObedient and compliantDisobedientBad and wrong behaviour
(Definition of breach noun (BROKEN PROMISE/RULE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- anarchic adjective
- anarchism noun
- anarchist noun
- anarchy noun
- ASBO noun
- disorder noun (ANGRY SITUATION)
- disturb verb (INTERRUPT)
- ferment noun
- havoc noun
- instability noun
- mayhem noun
- organized chaos noun
- pandemonium noun
- strife noun
- tinderbox noun
- turbulence noun (CONFUSION)
- turbulent adjective (SITUATION/TIME)
- turmoil noun
- unrest noun
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