breach of contract

1. A breach of a legal duty;
   Failure to do something that is required in a contract (synset 100069993)
   is a type of: breach - a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
   subtypes:

   • anticipatory breach, constructive breach - a breach of contract committed prior to the time of required performance
   • breach of the covenant of warranty - a failure of the seller's guarantee of good title
   • breach of promise - failure to keep a promise (of marriage)
   • breach of trust - violation (either through fraud or negligence) by a trustee of a duty that equity requires of him
   • breach of warranty - a breach that occurs when an item is deficient according to the terms of a warranty
   • material breach - a breach serious enough to destroy the value of the contract and to give a basis for an action for breach of contract
   • partial breach - a breach that does not destroy the value of the contract but can give rise to a claim for damages

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