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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024breach /britʃ/USA pronunciation n. - an act of disobeying or violating a law or promise: [countable]a breach of promise.[uncountable]You are in breach of contract if you do not leave the house that you sold.
- a gap or hole made in a wall, fortification, or line of soldiers:[countable]found a breach in our defenses.
- a bringing to an end of friendly relations:[countable]the breach caused during that war, when each country supported different sides.
v. [~ + object] - to make an opening or hole in (defenses, etc.):In minutes the commandos breached our defenses.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024breach (brēch),USA pronunciation n. - the act or a result of breaking;
break or rupture. - an infraction or violation, as of a law, trust, faith, or promise.
- a gap made in a wall, fortification, line of soldiers, etc.;
rift;
fissure. - a severance of friendly relations.
- Animal Behaviorthe leap of a whale above the surface of the water.
- [Archaic.]the breaking of waves;
the dashing of surf. - [Obs.]wound1.
v.t. - to make a breach or opening in.
- to break or act contrary to (a law, promise, etc.).
v.i. - Animal Behavior(of a whale) to leap partly or completely out of the water, head first, and land on the back or belly with a resounding splash.
- bef. 1000; Middle English breche, Old English bræc breaking; see break
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fracture.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Breach, infraction, violation, transgression all denote in some way the breaking of a rule or law or the upsetting of a normal and desired state. Breach is used infrequently in reference to laws or rules, more often in connection with desirable conditions or states of affairs:a breach of the peace, of good manners, of courtesy.Infraction most often refers to clearly formulated rules or laws:an infraction of the criminal code, of university regulations, of a labor contract.Violation, a stronger term than either of the preceding two, often suggests intentional, even forceful or aggressive, refusal to obey the law or to respect the rights of others:repeated violations of parking regulations; a human rights violation.Transgression, with its root sense of "a stepping across (of a boundary of some sort),'' applies to any behavior that exceeds the limits imposed by a law, especially a moral law, a commandment, or an order; it often implies sinful behavior:a serious transgression of social customs, of God's commandments.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged crack, rent, opening.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged alienation, split, rift, schism, separation; dissension.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: breach /briːtʃ/ n - a crack, break, or rupture
- a breaking, infringement, or violation of a promise, obligation, etc
- any severance or separation
vb - (transitive) to break through or make an opening, hole, or incursion in
- (transitive) to break a promise, law, etc
Etymology: Old English bræc; influenced by Old French brèche, from Old High German brecha, from brechan to break |