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breach
[breech] 
–noun
| 1. | the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture. |
| 2. | an infraction or violation, as of a law, trust, faith, or promise. |
| 3. | a gap made in a wall, fortification, line of soldiers, etc.; rift; fissure. |
| 4. | a severance of friendly relations. |
| 5. | the leap of a whale above the surface of the water. |
| 6. | Archaic. the breaking of waves; the dashing of surf. |
| 7. | Obsolete. wound 1 . |
–verb (used with object)
| 8. | to make a breach or opening in. |
| 9. | to break or act contrary to (a law, promise, etc.). |
–verb (used without object)
| 10. | (of a whale) to leap partly or completely out of the water, head first, and land on the back or belly with a resounding splash. |
Related forms:
breacher, noun
Synonyms:
1. fracture. 2. Breach, infraction, violation, transgression all denote in some way the breaking of a rule or law or the upsetting of a normal and desired state. Breach is used infrequently in reference to laws or rules, more often in connection with desirable conditions or states of affairs: a breach of the peace, of good manners, of courtesy. Infraction most often refers to clearly formulated rules or laws: an infraction of the criminal code, of university regulations, of a labor contract. Violation, a stronger term than either of the preceding two, often suggests intentional, even forceful or aggressive, refusal to obey the law or to respect the rights of others: repeated violations of parking regulations; a human rights violation. Transgression, with its root sense of “a stepping across (of a boundary of some sort),” applies to any behavior that exceeds the limits imposed by a law, especially a moral law, a commandment, or an order; it often implies sinful behavior: a serious transgression of social customs, of God's commandments. 3. crack, rent, opening. 4. alienation, split, rift, schism, separation; dissension.
1. fracture. 2. Breach, infraction, violation, transgression all denote in some way the breaking of a rule or law or the upsetting of a normal and desired state. Breach is used infrequently in reference to laws or rules, more often in connection with desirable conditions or states of affairs: a breach of the peace, of good manners, of courtesy. Infraction most often refers to clearly formulated rules or laws: an infraction of the criminal code, of university regulations, of a labor contract. Violation, a stronger term than either of the preceding two, often suggests intentional, even forceful or aggressive, refusal to obey the law or to respect the rights of others: repeated violations of parking regulations; a human rights violation. Transgression, with its root sense of “a stepping across (of a boundary of some sort),” applies to any behavior that exceeds the limits imposed by a law, especially a moral law, a commandment, or an order; it often implies sinful behavior: a serious transgression of social customs, of God's commandments. 3. crack, rent, opening. 4. alienation, split, rift, schism, separation; dissension.
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| breach (brēch) n.
v. tr.
To leap from the water: waiting for the whale to breach. [Middle English breche, from Old English brēc; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots.] Synonyms: These nouns denote an act or instance of breaking a law or regulation or failing to fulfill a duty, obligation, or promise. Breach and infraction are the least specific: Revealing the secret would be a breach of trust. Infractions of the rules will not be tolerated. |
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