Breach

Breach

Breach may refer to:

People:
* Nicholas Breach, a photographer

Places:
* Breach, Kent, United Kingdom

In law:

* Breach of confidence, a common law tort that protects private information that is conveyed in confidence
* Breach of contract, a situation in which a binding agreement is not honored by one or more of the parties to the contract
* Breach of promise, a former tort
* Breach of the peace, a legal term used in constitutional law in English-speaking countries
* Efficient breach, a breach of contract that the breaching party considers desirable
* Fundamental breach, a breach so fundamental that it permits the aggrieved party to terminate performance of the contract

In science and technology:
* Breaching, a whale's leap out of the water
* Breach birth see Breech birth
* Door breaching, a series of techniques used to open locked doors
* Breaching experiment, a social experiment that tests people's reactions to the violation of accepted social norms

In entertainment:

* "The Breach" ("Enterprise" episode), a second season episode of "Star Trek: Enterprise"
* Warp core breach, a catastrophic event aboard a starship in the Star Trek fictional universe
* "(Breach)", a 2000 album by The Wallflowers
* "Breach" (comics), a 2005 comic book series from DC Comics
* "Breach" (film), a 2007 film directed by Billy Ray starring Chris Cooper about Robert Hanssen
* Breach (band), a Swedish hardcore punk band

ee also

* Breech


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  • breach — / brēch/ n 1 a: a violation in the performance of or a failure to perform an obligation created by a promise, duty, or law without excuse or justification breach of duty: a breach of a duty esp. by a fiduciary (as an agent or corporate officer)… …   Law dictionary

  • breach — n 1 Breach, infraction, violation, transgression, trespass, infringement, contravention are comparable when denoting the act or the offense of one who fails to keep the law or to do what the law, one s duty, or an obligation requires. Breach… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Breach — (br[=e]ch), n. [OE. breke, breche, AS. brice, gebrice, gebrece (in comp.), fr. brecan to break; akin to Dan. br[ae]k, MHG. breche, gap, breach. See {Break}, and cf. {Brake} (the instrument), {Brack} a break] . 1. The act of breaking, in a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • (Breach) — Студийный альбом The Wallflowers …   Википедия

  • breach — ► VERB 1) make a gap or hole in; break through. 2) break (a rule or agreement). ► NOUN 1) a gap made in a wall or barrier. 2) an act of breaking a rule or agreement. 3) a break in relations. ● …   English terms dictionary

  • Breach — Breach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Breached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaching}.] To make a breach or opening in; as, to breach the walls of a city. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • breach — breach, breech The spelling of these two words is often confused. Breach is a noun and verb meaning ‘a break’ or ‘to break’ (as in a breach of contract, to breach the enemy s defences), whereas breech means ‘the back or lower part of something’,… …   Modern English usage

  • breach — [n1] gap aperture, break, chasm, chip, cleft, crack, discontinuity, fissure, hole, opening, rent, rift, rupture, slit, split; concept 513 Ant. bridge, connection breach [n2] violation of a law contravention, delinquency, dereliction, disobedience …   New thesaurus

  • Breach — Breach, v. i. To break the water, as by leaping out; said of a whale. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • breach — breach·er; breach; …   English syllables

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