breach of contract

  • 81procuring breach of contract — A tort, in interfering with the right of another, under the doctrine of Lumley v Gye, 118 Eng Reprint 749, 1 ERC 706 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 82contract — I n. 1) to conclude, sign; negotiate; ratify a contract 2) to carry out, execute a contract 3) to draw up, write a contract 4) to assign (after bidding), let; award a contract 5) to abrogate, cancel, repudiate a contract 6) to breach, break,… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 83A clean breach — Breach Breach (br[=e]ch), n. [OE. breke, breche, AS. brice, gebrice, gebrece (in comp.), fr. brecan to break; akin to Dan. br[ae]k, MHG. breche, gap, breach. See {Break}, and cf. {Brake} (the instrument), {Brack} a break] . 1. The act of breaking …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 84A clear breach — Breach Breach (br[=e]ch), n. [OE. breke, breche, AS. brice, gebrice, gebrece (in comp.), fr. brecan to break; akin to Dan. br[ae]k, MHG. breche, gap, breach. See {Break}, and cf. {Brake} (the instrument), {Brack} a break] . 1. The act of breaking …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 85breach — n. & v. n. 1 (often foll. by of) the breaking of or failure to observe a law, contract, etc. 2 a a breaking of relations; an estrangement. b a quarrel. 3 a a broken state. b a gap, esp. one made by artillery in fortifications. v.tr. 1 break… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 86breach — 01. He was sued for [breaching] the agreement. 02. In the past, eating in public was a shocking [breach] of manners in Japan, though of course it is very common nowadays. 03. There has been a serious [breach] in relations between the two… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 87Contract (disambiguation) — A contract is a promise or an agreement made of a set of promises, the breach of which is recognized by the law and for which legal remedies can be provided Contract may also refer to: Contents 1 Academics and education 2 Business 3 Computers and …

    Wikipedia

  • 88breach — 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 …

    Universalium

  • 89breach of warranty — The violation of an express or implied contract of warranty. See breach of covenant …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 90breach of terms — violation of conditions, breakage of the conditions (of a contract or agreement) …

    English contemporary dictionary