breach
/bri:tʃ/
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Definition
Noun:
- A gap or opening, especially in a defensive structure: A physical break or rupture, such as a hole in a wall, dike, or fortification.
- A violation or failure to fulfill an agreement, law, or duty: An act of breaking or failing to observe a law, promise, contract, or standard of conduct.
- A serious disagreement or rift between people or groups: A severance of friendly relations; a schism or estrangement.
Verb:
- To make a gap or opening in something: To break through or create a hole in a barrier.
- To break or fail to comply with a law, agreement, or code of conduct: To act contrary to or violate a rule, promise, or obligation.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- The cannonball created a large breach in the castle wall.
- The company was sued for a breach of contract.
- The scandal caused a major breach of trust between the partners.
Verb:
- The floodwaters breached the levee, inundating the town.
- He breached the terms of his parole and was sent back to prison.
- The hacker breached the company's security systems.
Advanced Usage
"To stand in the breach": To be in a position to face the greatest danger or difficulty; to bear the brunt of an attack or problem.
- During the crisis, the manager stood in the breach and handled all the complaints.
"To breach the peace": To commit an act that disturbs public order and tranquility.
- The rowdy protesters were arrested for breaching the peace.
Variants and Related Words
- Breachable (adj): Capable of being breached or broken into.
- The old firewall was easily breachable.
- Breacher (n): A person or thing that breaches, especially someone who forces entry.
Synonyms
- Noun: Break, rupture, gap, violation, infringement, rift, split.
- Verb: Break through, rupture, violate, infringe, contravene, transgress.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(Note: "Breach" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meanings are typically expressed directly.)
Related Idioms
- "A breach of confidence/trust": An act of revealing confidential information or betraying someone's trust.
- Sharing the client's details was a serious breach of confidence.
- "A breach of the peace": (Legal) The criminal offense of causing a public disturbance.
- The fight in the street was reported as a breach of the peace.
Noun
- a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
- they hoped to avoid a break in relations
- an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
- a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
Verb
- make an opening or gap in
- 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