what does breach mean?
BREACH as NOUN
- Meaning
- a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
Hypernyms(s) breach is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
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- they hoped to avoid a break in relations
Hypernyms(s) breach is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
Hypernyms(s) breach is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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BREACH as VERB
- Meaning
- make an opening or gap in
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Hypernyms(s) breach is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- act in disregard of laws and rules
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- offend all laws of humanity
- violate the basic laws or human civilization
- break a law
Hypernyms(s) breach is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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