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breach
has definitions from the field of law
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[ noun ] (law) a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
Used in print (Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)The misplaced modifier is another species more honored in the observance of obscurity than in the breach . Related terms |
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[ verb ] act in disregard of laws and rules
Synonyms Examples "offend all laws of humanity" "violate the basic laws or human civilization" "break a law" Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor...)A Philadelphia distiller is currently breaching the customary prohibition against hard-liquor advertising on TV and radio . Related terms disrespect sin trespass sin conflict trespass misdemeanor wrongdoer evildoing |
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[ verb ] make an opening or gap in
Synonyms Used in print ("National Affairs"...)There were two possible methods of breaching the conservative barriers around the Rules_Committee : 1 ) to pack it with additional liberals and break the conservative-liberal deadlock , or 2 ) to remove one of the conservatives - namely Mississippi 's 14 - term William_Meyers_Colmer ( pronounced Calmer ) . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
Synonyms Examples "they hoped to avoid a break in relations" Related terms |
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