Phrase Hound found 25 phrases and 17 compound words that contain breach. The most common are listed below. Open breach in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 25
- breach of contractA failure to meet an obligation under the terms of a contract.
- breach of trustAn act, omission or concealment, by which a person who has a fiduciary duty to act in the interest of another instead uses their position for their own benefit.
- breach of the peaceThe legal offense of engaging in public behavior which is violent, rowdy, or disruptive.
- breach of promiseUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see breach, promise.
- material breachA breach of contract sufficiently serious to destroy the contract.
- Security breach
- step into the breachTo do a task that one is not ordinarily expected to do because there is no one else to do it.
- data breachA successful cyberattack to obtain sensitive data.
- Breach CandyAn upmarket residential and semicommercial locality of South Mumbai.
- once more into the breachLet's get back to work.
- honor in the breachTo demonstrate (a rule, law, or policy) by breaking or breaching it.
- anticipatory breachSynonym of anticipatory repudiation: A breach of contract where one party indicates prior to the time of performance that it will not perform when performance is due.
- stepped into the breachsimple past and past participle of step into the breach
- honors in the breachthird-person singular simple present indicative of honor in the breach: To demonstrate (a rule, law, or policy) by breaking or breaching it.
- hull breachThe breaking or puncturing of a ship's surface.
- steps into the breachthird-person singular simple present indicative of step into the breach: To do a task that one is not ordinarily expected to do because there is no one else to do it.
- stepping into the breachpresent participle and gerund of step into the breach
- honored in the breachsimple past and past participle of honor in the breach
- sea breachThe breaking of an embankment by the sea.
- honour in the breachAlternative form of honor in the breach: To demonstrate (a rule, law, or policy) by breaking or breaching it.
- honours in the breachthird-person singular simple present indicative of honour in the breach: To demonstrate (a rule, law, or policy) by breaking or breaching it.
- honoring in the breachpresent participle and gerund of honor in the breach
- honoured in the breachsimple past and past participle of honour in the breach
- more honored in the breachJustifiably violated; endowing greater moral standing to those who disobey. (of a rule, custom, etc.)
- honouring in the breachpresent participle and gerund of honour in the breach
Compound words 17
- oathbreachBreach or breaking of an oath; perjury.
- breachlessNot breached.
- breachableThat can be breached; vulnerable.
- breacherOne who breaches.
- cyberbreachA breach in the security of a computer system.
- prebreachPrior to a breach, especially a breach of contract.
- rebreachTo breach again.
- unbreachedNot breached; intact.
- breachfulInvolving or characterized by a violation of law, of legal rights, or of other rules governing conduct.
- breachyLiable to break fences or to break out of pasture