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A gap or opening in a wall or barrier
“The cattle of the plaintiffs were running at large, and, without the fault of the defendant, entered upon said field through a breach in the fence.”
A break or separation between two objects or parties
“The Messum river, coming from the Brandberg, forms a breach in the mountains.”
A lack of harmony or the severance of good relations between two parties
“The rejection of an allegedly sincere peace offer by the party widened the breach between the two factions.”
An act of defying or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct
“As a punishment for your breach of discipline, you are to be confined a month in the dungeon of the northern bastion of the fortress of Fenestrella.”
A crime or transgression as defined by a legal code, rule, or standard
“I committed no breach against you. My breach of neutrality was against your Government, was against the nation, if there was any at all.”
An entry by force or without permission or right
“Two police officers have been suspended following last week's breach of the building by protesters.”
An embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation
The state of being unequal
A heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good term
An unjust act, treatment or occurrence
A refusal to conform to rules, laws or standards
The act of interfering or encroaching into the affairs of others
The act of breaking into a building, typically to commit a crime
The action or process of penetrating something
A failure to fulfil a moral or legal obligation
The intervening time
To fail to conform to a regulation or obligation
“If you breach the Code of Conduct, you could be subject to disciplinary measures, or you could even be sacked.”
To cross or break through a barrier, especially by force
“There is often nothing to prevent hackers from accessing sensitive customer records once they breach a system's firewall.”
To confront through the use of military force
To break or destroy the structure of
To gain access to something, especially forcefully or unlawfully
To penetrate or make a hole in
To break into a property with the intent to remove items
Burst through
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