breach

[briːtʃ]

Definition:
1. An act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct.
2. Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises.
3. A break in a relationship between people or countries.

Use 'breach' in a sentence:

1. The incident caused an irreparable breach between the two countries.
2. And on top of the operational costs there is the unquantifiable cost of a data breach.
3. This was such a great breach of etiquette, he hardly knew what to do.
4. They have a case against their directors for breach of fiduciary duty.
5. The film breached the criminal libel laws.
6. He admitted causing a breach of the peace.
7. The bomber had breached security by hurling his dynamite from a roof overlooking the building.
8. The enemy succeeded in making a large breach in the outer wall and swarmed in.
9. The congressman was accused of a breach of secrecy rules.
10. Fifty feet or less from this intersection was a line of riot cops plugging a ragged breach in the hated wall.
11. The trouble is that he fears building a prototype in his garage would breach local safety regulations.
12. The newspaper breached the code of conduct on privacy.
13. This is obviously a must-have to prevent impersonation attacks and, consequently, breach of privacy.
14. A widening breach between government and Church.
15. He sued for breach of contract.