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   Breach

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   noun

   • 1. an act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct: "a breach of confidence" Similar contraventionviolationbreakingnonobservanceinfringementtransgressionneglectderelictionfailure to observenoncompliance withinfractiondelict
   • ▪ a break in relations: "a sudden breach between father and son" Similar riftgulfchasmdivisiondifferenceschismdisunionestrangementalienationdiscorddissensiondisaffectionseparationsplitbreakbreakuppartingparting of the waysseverancerupturequarrelfalling-outinformal:bust-uprare:scission
   • 2. a gap in a wall, barrier, or defense, especially one made by an attacking army: "a breach in the mountain wall" Similar breakrupturesplitcrackfracturerentriftopeninggapholefissurecleftaperture

   verb

   • 1. make a gap in and break through (a wall, barrier, or defense): "the river breached its bank" Similar break (through)burst (through)ruptureforce itself throughsplitinformal:bust
   • ▪ break or fail to observe (a law, agreement, or code of conduct): "these outside bodies are bootlegging albums and breaching copyright" Similar breakcontraveneviolatefail to comply withinfringetransgress againstdefydisobeyfloutfly in the face ofinfract
   • 2. (of a whale) rise and break through the surface of the water: "we saw whales breaching in the distance"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French breche, ultimately of Germanic origin; related to break1.

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   • An Alaska cruise affords you unprecedented views of breaching whales, gigantic grizzlies grazing along the shore, and endangered eagles soaring above rugged coastlines. Synonyms for BREACHING: violating, transgressing, infringing, breaking, offending, contravening, puncturing, piercing, perforating, holing, breaking.

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   • The chasm was deep and its sides almost vertical. Read about the team of authors behind Collins Dictionaries. Synonyms for BREACH in English: break, violate, go against, flout, infringe, contravene, disobey, fly in the face of, transgress, fail to comply with, …

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   • Antonyms for breached. complied (with), conformed (to), followed, minded, obeyed, observed. See the Dictionary Definition. Keep scrolling for more.

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   Synonyms. opening. break. hole. rift. gap. gash. rent. crack. split. chink. cleft. crevice. slit. rupture. fissure. Antonyms. closure. stoppage. blockage. If the ballplayer isn't paid he'll sue the team for breach of contract. Police arrested the brawlers for committing a breach of the peace. Synonyms. violation. infringement. infraction.

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   Synonyms. Similar meaning. View all. break. violation. violate. rift. infringement. rupture. split. crack. infringe. contravention. contravene. fracture. transgress. fissure. infraction. division. breaking. disobey. hole. violated. schism. severance. violating. separation. opening. Antonyms. Opposite meaning. connection. upholding. comply. fulfill.

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   opening, break, gap, hole, rupture, split, fissure, fracture, crack, crevasse, chasm, rift, cut, tear, rip, rent, slash, slit, slot, void. Sense: Noun: infraction. Synonyms: infraction, violation, transgression, infringement, contravention, trespass, nonobservance, non-observance. Sense: Noun: crime or sin. Synonyms:

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   A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment; as, a breach of contract; a breach of promise. Synonyms: rupture , break , rift , gap