Noun
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a breach of a legal duty; failure to do something that is required in a contract
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breach a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
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anticipatory breach,
constructive breach a breach of contract committed prior to the time of required performance
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breach of the covenant of warranty a failure of the seller's guarantee of good title
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breach of promise failure to keep a promise (of marriage)
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breach of trust violation (either through fraud or negligence) by a trustee of a duty that equity requires of him
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breach of warranty a breach that occurs when an item is deficient according to the terms of a warranty
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material breach a breach serious enough to destroy the value of the contract and to give a basis for an action for breach of contract
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