"breach of contract" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

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