breach
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Synonyms & Antonyms for breach
Synonyms: Noun
contravention, infraction, infringement, transgression, trespass, violation
Synonyms: Verb
break, contravene, fracture, infringe (on or upon), offend, traduce, transgress, violate
Antonyms: Noun
Antonyms: Verb
comply (with), conform (to), follow, mind, obey, observe
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Examples of breach in a Sentence
Noun
This is clearly a breach of the treaty. Many people consider her decision to be a breach of trust . The judge ruled that the doctor's actions were in breach of her contractual duty.Verb
He claims that the city breached an agreement by selling the property. Is he going to breach his contract? The army breached the castle wall.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The hacking occurred from March 25 until June 24, when the retailer became aware of the data breach and immediately notified the U.S. Secret Service, Linda Buchanan, a Carl's Golfland customer service representative, told the Free Press on Friday. — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, "Foreign hackers steal credit card information of Carl's Golfland shoppers," 30 Aug. 2019 Palm Beach County has an evacuation plan to move people living in Belle Glade, Pahokee and South Bay to shelters closer to the coast if a breach is feared. — Skyler Swisher, sun-sentinel.com, "Lake Okeechobee dike likely to hold as Hurricane Dorian threatens to swamp Florida, Army Corps says," 30 Aug. 2019 Simply visiting those pages could have left iPhone users susceptible to the breach and possibly affected thousands of users per week, Google Zero wrote in a number of blog posts on Thursday. — Ali Ingersoll / Bloomberg, Time, "Google Researchers Found an Extremely Nasty iPhone Security Flaw," 30 Aug. 2019 She was first arrested on the Capital One breach July 29. — Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, "Capital One suspect indicted by federal grand jury on wire fraud and data theft charges," 28 Aug. 2019 It wasnāt crushed by ice, and thereās no breach in the hull. — Roff Smith, National Geographic, "Arctic shipwreck 'frozen in time' astounds archaeologists," 28 Aug. 2019 Its view of the case has been focused on breach of contract. — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, "Racing! Jerry Hollendorfer canāt race at Golden Gate Fields," 7 Sep. 2019 Iran is injecting uranium gas into advanced centrifuges in a further breach of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, officials said Saturday. — NBC News, "Iran breaches nuclear deal again, warns 'not much time left' to save agreement," 7 Sep. 2019 The plaintiffs allege breach of contract, violations of banking rules and negligence. — Patrick Danner, ExpressNews.com, "Retirees, veterans sue over Direct Express debit card fraud," 6 Sep. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
To that end, the complainants could insist that Wisconsin had a duty to protect them from a fellow student (Cephus) and breached that duty through unreasonable conduct. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, "After Re-Admitting Quintez Cephus, Wisconsin Could Face a Tough Legal Battle," 7 Sep. 2019 Tenants who have lived in an apartment for at least a year could not be evicted without a just cause, including failing to pay rent, breaching a rental agreement, creating a nuisance or engaging in criminal activity. — Dustin Gardiner, SFChronicle.com, "11th-hour deal paves way for bill to end rent gouging in state," 30 Aug. 2019 But again, the Michael Jackson Estate really was just asking a judge to compel arbitration, not resolve whether HBO had breached the 1992 contract. — Eriq Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, "Could the Bizarre Legal Fight Over HBO's Michael Jackson Doc Wind Up at the Supreme Court?," 30 Aug. 2019 When a landlord makes an allegation against a tenant -- such as nonpayment of rent or breaching a lease -- the case ends up in court. — Michael K. Mcintyre, cleveland.com, "Court-appointed lawyers for poor tenants in housing cases level the playing field: Michael K. McIntyre," 25 Aug. 2019 In addition to defamation, Middleton's suit claims AdvancED breached its contract with the department by failing to provide an unbiased audit and malfeasance by officials. — Max Londberg, Cincinnati.com, "Newport superintendent claims critical audit of his district defamed him, cost him speaking gigs," 23 Aug. 2019 Drag has definitely breached the boundaries of subculture and the audience is now about 60 percent women, many of them straight. — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, "A love of wigs, fascination with Russian culture and āDrag Raceā turned Katya into a star," 16 Aug. 2019 The river draws circles through time, blind as the freshwater dolphins that breach its surface. — Paul Salopek, National Geographic, "Indiaās holiest river is drying up," 9 Aug. 2019 The bank Capital One disclosed that in March, a hacker breached its infrastructure and accessed personal information, including 140,000 of its customersā and applicantsā Social Security numbers. — Theodore Schleifer, Vox, "A former Amazon employee hacked the credit card data of 100 million Americans," 30 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'breach.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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