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What does Breach of Contract mean?

A legal cause of action and a type of civil wrong, in which a binding agreement or bargained-for exchange is not honored by one or more of the parties.

Breach of Contract in a sentence
Failing to deliver the goods on time constituted a breach of contract.

Breach of Contract in German, French, Spanish and Italian

German
Vertragsbruch

Nichteinhaltung vertraglicher Pflichten.

French
Rupture de contrat
also Violation de contrat

Manquement à l'une des obligations prévues dans un contrat.

Spanish
Incumplimiento de contrato
also Ruptura de contrato

Falta de cumplimiento de las cláusulas acordadas en un convenio.

Italian
Inadempimento contrattuale
also Violazione del contratto

Violazione degli obblighi stabiliti in un accordo legale.

Common phrases with Breach of Contract

  • constituted a breach of contract
  • sue for breach of contract
  • failure to deliver breach of contract

Synonyms and opposites for Breach of Contract

  • Synonym Contractual violation
  • Opposite Contractual compliance

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