anticipatory breach

  • 1anticipatory breach — see breach 1b Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. anticipatory breach …

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  • 2anticipatory breach — ➔ breach1 * * * anticipatory breach UK US noun [C] ► LAW the act of breaking a contract before it comes into effect, by refusing to do what the contract says or by making yourself unable to do what it says: »He is waiting to see if the… …

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  • 3Anticipatory Breach — In contract law, an action that shows a party s intention to fail to perform or fulfill its contractual obligations to another party. An anticipatory breach negates the counterparty s responsibility to perform its requirements under the contract …

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  • 4anticipatory breach of contract — n. A breach of contract that occurs when one party announces before the time scheduled for performance that he or she will not perform according to the contract. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy …

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  • 5anticipatory breach — noun a breach of contract committed prior to the time of required performance • Syn: ↑constructive breach • Hypernyms: ↑breach of contract …

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  • 6anticipatory breach —    The repudiation of obligations by one party to a contract before the obligations have been fully performed. This releases the other party from his or her contractual obligations; one party cannot simultaneously repudiate obligations and demand …

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  • 7anticipatory breach — A breach of contract committed before the time for performance has arrived, being the outcome of words or acts evincing an intention to refuse performance in the future, that is words or acts in repudiation or renunciation of the contract. 17 Am… …

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  • 8anticipatory breach of contract — The assertion by a party to a contract that he or she will not perform a future obligation as required by the contract. Such occurs when a party to an executory contract manifests a definite and unequivocal intent prior to time fixed in contract… …

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  • 9anticipatory breach of contract — The assertion by a party to a contract that he or she will not perform a future obligation as required by the contract. Such occurs when a party to an executory contract manifests a definite and unequivocal intent prior to time fixed in contract… …

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  • 10breach of contract — breach of contract: breach (1b) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. breach of contract …

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