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breach n. a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
. wn #2
breach v. [
transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, break] act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"
. wn #3
breach v. [
gap] make an opening or gap in
. wn #4
breach n. an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
. wn #5
breach n. [
rupture, break, severance, rift, falling out] a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
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