breach of the rules (of the regulations)

  • 1breach — 1. noun 1) a clear breach of the regulations Syn: contravention, violation, infringement, infraction, transgression, neglect; Law delict 2) a breach between government and Church Syn: rift, schism, division, gulf …

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  • 2breach — 1. noun 1) a breach of the regulations Syn: contravention, violation, infringement, infraction, transgression 2) a breach in the sea wall Syn: break, rupture, split, crack, fracture …

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  • 3The Benedictine Order —     The Benedictine Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictine Order     The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as black monks . The order will be considered in this article under… …

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  • 4breach — ▪ I. breach breach 1 [briːtʆ] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] LAW an action that breaks an agreement, rule, law etc: • The company wrote a letter of apology to the Israeli government, saying that any breach of the rules was unintentional. • They …

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  • 5breach — breacher, n. /breech/, n. 1. the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture. 2. an infraction or violation, as of a law, trust, faith, or promise. 3. a gap made in a wall, fortification, line of soldiers, etc.; rift; fissure. 4. a severance of …

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  • 6breach — I UK [briːtʃ] / US [brɪtʃ] noun [countable] Word forms breach : singular breach plural breaches ** 1) a failure to follow a law or rule breach of: Reproduction of the CD constitutes a breach of copyright. be in breach of something: The company… …

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  • 7breach — /britʃ / (say breech) noun 1. the act or result of breaking; a break or rupture. 2. a gap made in a wall, dyke, fortification, etc.; rift; fissure. 3. an infraction or violation, as of law, trust, faith, promise, etc. 4. a severance of friendly… …

  • 8The Church —     The Church     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church     The term church (Anglo Saxon, cirice, circe; Modern German, Kirche; Sw., Kyrka) is the name employed in the Teutonic languages to render the Greek ekklesia (ecclesia), the term by which… …

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  • 9The Carmelite Order —     The Carmelite Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carmelite Order     One of the mendicant orders.     Origin     The date of the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been under discussion from the fourteenth century to …

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  • 10the Civil Aviation Authority — UK US noun (ABBREVIATION the CAA) ► the organization in the UK that is responsible for controlling airport traffic and making rules relating to aircraft safety : »The airline announced that it has launched a formal investigation into the breach… …

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