breach of contract

  • 61breach — [[t]britʃ[/t]] n. 1) an infraction or violation, as of a law, trust, faith, or promise 2) a gap made in a wall, fortification, line of soldiers, etc.; rift; fissure 3) the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture 4) a severance of friendly… …

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  • 62breach of promise — noun failure to keep a promise (of marriage) • Hypernyms: ↑breach of contract * * * : violation of one s plighted word, especially of a promise to marry * * * Law. a violation of one s promise, esp. of a promise to marry a specific person. [1580… …

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  • 63breach — 1. noun a) The act of breaking, in a figurative sense. But were the poet to make a total difression from his subject, and introduce a new actor, nowise connected with the personages, the imagination, feeling a breach in transition, would enter… …

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  • 64breach of promise — Synonyms and related words: Punic faith, bad faith, barratry, breach, breach of contract, breach of faith, breach of privilege, breach of trust, breaking, contravention, dereliction, disaffection, disloyalty, faithlessness, falseness, falsity,… …

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  • 65Contract (BDSM) — In BDSM, a contract is an agreement, usually written, between the dominant and submissive in a 24/7 or Total Power Exchange (TPE) relationship. It is the formal act of consent to the power exchange. Some are very formal and will detail exactly… …

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  • 66contract bond — ˈkänˌtrakt noun : a bond or other form of indemnity agreement to indemnify one against loss or damage by reason of the breach of a contract (as for building, construction, or supply) * * * an indemnity agreement to protect against loss due to… …

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  • 67breach of trust — noun violation (either through fraud or negligence) by a trustee of a duty that equity requires of him • Hypernyms: ↑breach of contract * * * : violation by a trustee of the terms of a trust (as by fraudulent appropriation or careless handling of …

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  • 68breach — /bri:tʃ/ noun a failure to carry out the terms of an agreement ♦ the company is in breach of contract it has failed to carry out the duties of the contract …

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  • 69contract — A legally binding agreement. Agreement arises as a result of an offer and acceptance, but a number of other requirements must be satisfied for an agreement to be legally binding: • there must be a consideration (unless the contract is by deed); • …

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  • 70contract — A legally binding agreement. Agreement arises as a result of an offer and acceptance, but a number of other requirements must be satisfied for an agreement to be legally binding: • there must be a consideration (unless the contract is by deed); • …

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