| 单词 | breach |
| 释义 | breach breach // noun, verb
■ noun [C,U]
ANTICIPATORY BREACH
(Law ) a situation when sb does not do sth that is required by an agreement, by a promise or by law, or does sth that is not allowed: Their actions constituted a serious breach of the guidelines. We are suing the company for breach of contract. The firm could be in breach of European Union law on insurance. They are accused of committing a breach of the confidentiality agreement. By using company funds for their own benefit, the directors acted in breach of their fiduciary duties. ⇨ STEP verb
(a) clear/serious breach of sth ◆ (a) breach of agreement/contract/copyright/discipline/duty/promise sth amounts to/constitutes a breach
■ verb [+ obj]
1 (Law ) to fail to do what is required by an agreement, a promise or a law: The group has been accused of breaching competition rules. It is alleged that the company breached the terms of the merger agreement.
2 (about a figure) to become higher than a particular amount or level: The financial index has breached the 2 000 mark. |
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