breach of contract
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1. a breach of a legal duty; failure to do something that is required in a contract (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | breach, |
| definition | : | a failure to perform some promised act or obligation (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | breach of promise, |
| definition | : | failure to keep a promise (of marriage) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | breach of trust, |
| definition | : | violation (either through fraud or negligence) by a trustee of a duty that equity requires of him (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | breach of warranty, |
| definition | : | a breach that occurs when an item is deficient according to the terms of a warranty (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | material breach, |
| definition | : | a breach serious enough to destroy the value of the contract and to give a basis for an action for breach of contract (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | partial breach, |
| definition | : | a breach that does not destroy the value of the contract but can give rise to a claim for damages (noun.act) |
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