breach

IPA: brˈitʃ

A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence
The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.
(law) A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment.
A breaking up of amicable relations, a falling out.
(figurative) A difference in opinions, social class, etc.
A breaking of waters, as over a vessel or a coastal defence; the waters themselves
A breaking out upon; an assault.
(archaic) A bruise; a wound.
(archaic) A hernia; a rupture.
(computing) A particular security exploit against HTTPS when using HTTP compression, based on the CRIME exploit.

(transitive) To make a breach in.
(transitive) To violate or break.
(transitive, nautical, of the sea) To break into a ship or into a coastal defence.
(intransitive, of a whale) To leap out of the water.
(law, informal, transitive, usually passive) To charge or convict (someone) of breaching the terms of a bail, probation, recognizance, etc.

Examples of "breach" in Sentences

It suggests a much more active decision to end the treaty and is much closer to the term breach than the term withdraw.
I just spoke to a House Democratic leadership aide this morning who said they have to deal with what they call the breach of decorum or they said that silence shows that they think it's OK.
A heroic U.S. district judge, Jed Rakoff, refused to rubber-stamp the deal, which he called a breach of 'justice and morality' that 'suggests a rather cynical relationship between the parties.'
Miles Miller, Alfred Gough & Tollin/Robbins Productions are suing Warner Brothers TV for what they call a breach of contract and fiduciary duty regarding how WB TV handled their financial responsibilities regarding Smallville.
Instead of rubber-stamping the BofA/SEC settlement as everybody expected, Judge Rakoff refused to sign off on the deal, which he called a breach of "justice and morality" that "suggests a rather cynical relationship between the parties."
CAIRO — Egypt said Saturday it will withdraw its ambassador from Israel to protest the deaths of Egyptian security forces in what it called a breach of the 1979 peace treaty between the two countries, sharply escalating tensions after a cross-border ambush that killed eight Israelis.