breach

breach

a violation, as of a law, obligation, or promise: a breach of trust

Not to be confused with:

breech – the lower rear portion of a human trunk; buttocks: a breech birth

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breach

 (brēch)

n.

1.

a. An opening, tear, or rupture.

b. A gap or rift, especially in a solid structure such as a dike or fortification.

2. A violation or infraction, as of a contract, law, legal obligation, or promise.

3. A breaking up or disruption of friendly relations; an estrangement.

4. A leap of a whale from the water.

5. The breaking of waves or surf.

v. breached, breach·ing, breach·es

v.tr.

1. To make a hole or gap in; break through.

2. To break or violate (an agreement, for example).

v.intr.

1. To leap from the water: waiting for the whale to breach.

2. To develop a hole or opening. Used especially of protective embankments: The rising river caused the levee to breach.

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[Middle English breche, from Old English brēc; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: breach, infraction, violation, transgression, trespass, infringement
These nouns denote an act or instance of breaking a law or regulation or of failing to fulfill a duty, obligation, or promise. Breach and infraction are the least specific; when applied to lawbreaking they may imply a relatively minor offense, but they are also widely used in nonlegal contexts: Revealing the secret would be a breach of trust. Their behavior amounted to an infraction of the unwritten social code. Violation generally applies to the breaking of an explicit law or rule (a traffic violation; a violation of international law); it can also imply a failing to follow a moral or ethical standard: a violation of human rights; a violation of one's privacy. Transgression and trespass most often apply to divine or moral law: "She had said that the transgression was all the more shocking because the official was charged with enforcing federal laws against sexual harassment" (Jane Mayer and Jill Abramson)."The act of torture is such an extreme trespass against the laws of war that it may seem beside the point to wonder whether any other forms of wrongdoing have been carried out" (Elaine Scarry).
Infringement is most frequently used to denote encroachment on another's rights: "Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom" (William Pitt the Younger).

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breach

(briːtʃ)

n

1. a crack, break, or rupture

2. a breaking, infringement, or violation of a promise, obligation, etc

3. any severance or separation: there was a breach between the two factions of the party.

4. (Military) a gap in an enemy's fortifications or line of defence created by bombardment or attack

5. (Zoology) the act of a whale in breaking clear of the water

6. (Physical Geography) the breaking of sea waves on a shore or rock

7. (Pathology) an obsolete word for wound¹

vb

8. (tr) to break through or make an opening, hole, or incursion in

9. (Zoology) (tr) to break a promise, law, etc

10. (intr) (of a whale) to break clear of the water

[Old English bræc; influenced by Old French brèche, from Old High German brecha, from brechan to break]

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breach

(britʃ)
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 relations.

5. the leap of a whale above the surface of the water.

6. Archaic. the breaking of waves.

7. Obs. a wound.

v.t.

8. to make a breach or opening in.

9. to break or act contrary to.

v.i.

10. (of a whale) to leap out of the water and land with a loud splash.

[before 1000; Middle English breche, Old English bræc breaking; see break]

breach′er, n.

syn: breach, infraction, violation all denote an act of breaking or disregarding a legal or moral code. breach is most often used of a legal offense, but it may refer to the breaking of any code of conduct: breach of contract; breach of etiquette. infraction most often refers to the breaking of clearly formulated rules or laws: an infraction of regulations. violation often suggests a willful, forceful refusal to obey: done in violation of instructions.

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breach

- The leap of a whale out of the water or the breaking of waves over a vessel or onto a coast; it is also the act of breaking.

See also related terms for waves.

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breach

Past participle: breached
Gerund: breaching

Imperative

breach

breach

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	breach - a failure to perform some promised act or obligation failure - an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes" breach of contract - a breach of a legal duty; failure to do something that is required in a contract breach of duty - a breach of due care
	2.	breach - an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification) opening, gap - an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"
	3.	breach - a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations" falling out, severance, rupture, rift, break schism - the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences breakup, separation, detachment - coming apart
Verb	1.	breach - act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" infract, transgress, violate, offend, go against, break disrespect - show a lack of respect for sin, transgress, trespass - commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law blunder, drop the ball, goof, sin - commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview" contravene, infringe, run afoul, conflict - go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" trespass - break the law trespass, intrude - enter unlawfully on someone's property; "Don't trespass on my land!"
	2.	breach - make an opening or gap in gap open, open up - cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door"

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breach

verb

1. break, violate, go against, flout, infringe, contravene, disobey, fly in the face of, transgress, fail to comply with The film breached the criminal libel laws.

2. break through, split, rupture, burst through Fire may have breached the cargo tanks and set the oil ablaze.

noun

1. nonobservance, abuse, violation, infringement, trespass, disobedience, transgression, contravention, infraction, noncompliance The congressman was accused of a breach of secrecy laws.
nonobservance performance, honouring, observation, discharge, compliance, fulfilment, adherence to

2. disagreement, difference, division, separation, falling-out (informal), quarrel, alienation, variance, severance, disaffection, schism, parting of the ways, estrangement, dissension the breach between Tito and Stalin

3. opening, crack, break, hole, split, gap, rent, rift, rupture, aperture, chasm, cleft, fissure A large battering ram hammered a breach in the wall.

Quotations
"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more" [William Shakespeare Henry V]

see breech

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breach

noun

1. An opening, especially in a solid structure:

break, gap, hole, perforation, rupture.

2. An act or instance of breaking a law or regulation or of nonfulfillment of an obligation or promise, for example:

contravention, infraction, infringement, transgression, trespass, violation.

3. An interruption in friendly relations:

alienation, break, disaffection, estrangement, fissure, rent, rift, rupture, schism, split.

verb

1. To make a hole or other opening in:

break (through), gap, hole, perforate, pierce, puncture.

2. To fail to fulfill (a promise) or conform to (a regulation):

break, contravene, infringe, transgress, violate.

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Translations

فجوة، ثغرهنكث الوعديفتح ثغرة

mezeraporušeníprolomittrhlina

brudbryde

BruchVerstoßBrescheeine Bresche schlagen

παραβίαση

brechaincumplimientoinfracciónviolaciónabrir brecha en

murtumamurtuminenvälirikko

brèchebriserouvrir une brèche dansvioler

rés: rést üt

brot, rofrjúfa, gera skarîskarî, rof, geil

brecciarotturasquarcioviolazioneaprire una breccia

pralaužtiprasilaužtispragasulaužymasviešosios tvarkos laužymas

caurumsizsist caurumu / robupārkāpšana, neievērošanapārkāpt, neievērotrobs

bruddbryte seg gjennomkløftrevnetrenge seg gjennom

fissurainfraçãoparadatérmino

брешьнарушение

prelomiť

bozmaçatlakgedikgedik açmakihlâl

使有缺口攻破裂口违反

breach

[briːtʃ]

A. N

1. (= violation) [of law etc] → violación f, infracción f
breach of confidence or faith → abuso m de confianza
breach of contract → incumplimiento m de contrato
to be in breach of a rule → incumplir una regla
breach of the peace (Jur) → perturbación f del orden público
breach of privilege (Parl) → abuso m del privilegio parlamentario
breach of promise → incumplimiento m de la palabra de casamiento
breach of security → fallo m de seguridad

2. (= gap) (in wall, Mil) → brecha f
to fill the breach; step into the breach → llenar el vacío

3. (= estrangement) → ruptura f; (between friends) (= act) → rompimiento m de relaciones; (= state) → desavenencia f
to heal the breach → hacer las paces

B. VT

1. [+ defences, wall] → abrir brecha en

2. [+ security] → poner en peligro

C. VI [whale] → salir a la superficie

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breach

[ˈbriːtʃ]

vt

[+ defences] → ouvrir une brèche dans

[+ agreement] → rompre

[+ law] → enfreindre

[+ promise] → manquer à

[+ security] → déjouer

[+ wall] → faire un trou dans

n

(= gap) → brèche f
to step into the breach (= take over)
I was persuaded to step into the breach temporarily → On m'a convaincu de prendre la relève à titre temporaire.

(= estrangement) → brouille f breach of contract, breach of security, breach of the peace, breach of trustbreach of contract n → rupture f de contratbreach of security n → manquement m au règles de sécuritébreach of the peace n → atteinte f à l'ordre publicbreach of trust n → abus m de confiance

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breach

n

→ Verletzung f (→ of +gen), → Verstoß m → (of gegen); (of law) → Übertretung f (→ of +gen), → Verstoß m; a breach of confidence/contract/faith → ein Vertrauens-/Vertrags-/Vertrauensbruch m; a breach of law → ein Rechtsbruch m; a breach of rule → eine Regelwidrigkeit f; (Sport) → eine Regelverletzung f; a breach of security → ein Verstoß m → gegen die Sicherheitsbestimmungen; breach of the peace (Jur) → öffentliche Ruhestörung; breach of privilege → Privilegienmissbrauch m; breach of promise (Jur) → Bruch m → des Eheversprechens

(= estrangement: in friendship etc) → Bruch m

(= gap, in wall etc) → Bresche f, → Lücke f; (in security) → Lücke f; to make a breach in the enemy’s lines (Mil) → eine Bresche in die feindlichen Linien schlagen; to step into the breach (fig) → in die Bresche springen

vt

wall → eine Bresche schlagen in (+acc); defences, security → durchbrechen

contract, treaty → verletzen

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breach

[briːtʃ]

1. n

a. (violation, of law) → violazione f; (of rules) → infrazione f; (of duty) → abuso

b. (gap, in wall) → apertura, varco (Mil) → breccia; (estrangement) → rottura

2. vt (defences) → far breccia in

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breach

(briːtʃ) noun

1. a breaking (of a promise etc). breuk, verbreking نكث الوعد нарушение quebra porušení der Bruch brud αθέτησηincumplimiento murdmine, rikkumine نقض؛ تخلف rikkomus manquement à מעילה, הפרה वादा इत्यादि तोड़ना lom megszegés pelanggaran brot, rof il venir meno 違反 위반, 파기 sulaužymas (likumu u.tml.) pārkāpšana, neievērošana mungkir janji breukbruddzłamanie مخالفت ، تخلف ، ماتونه falta încălcare нарушение porušenie kršitev prekršaj brytning, brytande การละเมิด (สัญญา) bozma, ihlâl 違反 порушення وعدہ خلافی sự thất hứa 违反

2. a gap, break or hole. a breach in the castle wall; a breach in security. gat, breuk فجوة، ثغره пробив brecha mezera, trhlina, porušení die Bresche brud ρήγμα, τρύπαbrecha lõhe روزنه؛ رخنه aukko brèche, infractionפרצה दरार pukotina rés celah skarð, rof, geil breccia, varco 裂け目 갈라진 틈 spraga caurums; robs lubang gat, breskløft, revne, hull wyłom چاود او درز اچول brecha spărtură, breşă пробоина, брешь prielom; porušenie razpoka, vrzel pukotina bräsch, hål รอยแตก gedik, yarık, çatlak 裂口 пролом; прорив چھید ، شگاف lỗ thủng 裂口

verb

to make an opening in or break (someone's defence). breek, deurbreek يفتح ثغرة пробив abrir brecha prolomit eine Bresche schlagen bryde δημιουργώ ρήγμα, σπάω, παραβιάζωabrir brecha en läbi murdma شکستن rikkoa ouvrir une brèche dans לִפרוֹץ दरार डालना prodrijeti rést üt mendobrak, menerobos rjúfa, gera skarð aprire una breccia 突き破る 돌파하다 pra(si)laužti izsist caurumu / robu; pārkāpt, neievērot (likumu u.tml.) memecahkan tembok een bres slaan bryte/trenge seg gjennom zrobić wyłom ماتول abrir brecha a face o spărtură/o breşă пробивать брешь prelomiť predreti, prebiti (se) probiti bryta igenom, slå en bräsch i ทำให้แตก gedik açmak 攻破(防衛) пробивати, проломлювати شگاف ڈالنا chọc thủng 攻破，使有缺口

breach of the peace

a riot, disturbance or public fight. guilty of breach of the peace. rusverstoring, vredebreuk إخلال بالأمن العام пробивам arruaça rušení veřejného pořádku die öffentliche Ruhestörung krænke den offentlige orden διατάραξη της κοινής ειρήνης perturbación del orden público korrarikkumine بر هم زدن آرامش järjestysrikkomus attentat à l'ordre public לְהָפֵר शांति भंग izgred na javnom mjestu garázdaság huru-hara uppþot, óspektir violazione/turbamento dell'ordine pubblico 治安妨害 치안 방해 viešosios tvarkos (su)laužymas miera un sabiedriskās kārtības traucēšana pecah keamanan ordeverstoringforstyrrelse av offentlig ro og orden zakłócenie spokoju publicznego د آرامتیا له منځه وړل arruaça atentat la ordinea publică нарушение общественного порядка rušenie verejného poriadku kršitev javnega reda in miru narušavanje javnog mira brott mot (störande av) allmänna ordningen การจลาจล isyan, ayaklanma 擾亂治安的行為 порушення громадського спокою پھوٹ ڈالنا hành vi gây rối trật tự cộng cộng 扰乱治安的行为

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