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   breach

   /briːtʃ/

   noun

   • 1. an act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct: "a breach of confidence" Similar contraventionviolationbreakingnon-observanceinfringementtransgressionneglectderelictionfailure to observenon-compliance withinfractiondelict
   • ▪ a break in relations: "a widening breach between government and Church" Similar riftgulfchasmdivisiondifferenceschismdisunionestrangementalienationdiscorddissensiondisaffectionseparationsplitbreakbreak-uppartingparting of the waysseverancerupturequarrelfalling-outinformal:bust-uprare:scission
   • 2. a gap in a wall, barrier, or defence, 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 defence): "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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   • A breach is a violation of a law, duty, or promise. If you'd contracted to mow your neighbor's lawn and don't do it, he can sue you for breach of contract. Or he can mow the lawn himself. Breach traces back to the Old English verb: brecan, "to break," which is what breach really means — "a breaking of something."

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   What is a data breach?

   • When hackers steal information, it’s called a data breach. A little more specifically, it’s called a breach when a whale breaches the surface of the water by thrusting itself up out of it. Breach should not be confused with the homophone breech, which generally refers to the lower part of something.

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   What is an example of a breach?

   • Breach is often used in phrases like security breach, data breach, breach of trust, breach of etiquette, and breach of contract. Example: We view these ethical violations as an unforgivable breach of the public trust, and we call on the senator to resign. Where does breach come from? Breach has been in use since before 1000.

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   Breach definition: the act or a result of breaking; a break or rupture. See examples of BREACH used in a sentence.

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