Breach
Violation of a law or contractual duty.
See, e.g., Breach of contract.
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
A failure or violation of a legal obligation -- for example, a failure to perform a contract (breaching its terms), failure to do one's duty (breach of duty, or breach of trust), causing a disturbance, threatening, or other violent acts which break public tranquility (breach of peace), or illegally entering property (breach of close).
Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
August 19, 2010, 5:12 pm
