breach of promise
31breach — Synonyms and related words: abysm, abyss, alienation, arroyo, atrocity, bad faith, bore, box canyon, breach of contract, breach of faith, breach of friendship, breach of privilege, breach of promise, breach of trust, break, break in, break into,… …
32breach — 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… …
33breach — noun 1》 an act of breaking a law, agreement, or code of conduct. ↘a break in relations. 2》 a gap in a wall or barrier, especially one made by an attacking army. verb 1》 make a breach in. 2》 break (a law, agreement, or code of conduct).… …
34promise of marriage — An engagement of marriage to the promisee. As the words are used in the statutory offense of seduction under promise of marriage, the promise need not be expressed in any set form, or in any particular words. It is enough if language is used… …
35breach of marriage promise — A common law right of action for breaking a commitment to enter into matrimony. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. breach of marriage promise A common law right of ac …
36breach of trust — see breach 1a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. breach of trust …
37breach of a promise — index delinquency (failure of duty) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
38breach — [brēch] n. [ME breche < OE bryce < brecan (see BREAK); infl. by OFr breche < OHG brecha, of same orig.] 1. Obs. a breaking or being broken 2. a failure to observe the terms, as of a law or promise, the customary forms, etc.; violation;… …
39A 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 …
40A 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 …
