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      breach
      noun
      (law) A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment.
      The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.
      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.
      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.
      (computing) A particular security exploit against HTTPS when using HTTP compression, based on the CRIME exploit.
      (archaic) A bruise; a wound.
      (archaic) A hernia; a rupture.
      verb
      (transitive) To violate or break.
      (transitive) To make a breach in.
      (transitive, nautical, of the sea) To break into a ship or into a coastal defence.
      (intransitive) To suffer a breach.
      (intransitive, of a whale or other sea creature) To leap out of the water.
      (law, informal, transitive, usually passive) To charge, convict or take legal action against someone due to not meeting a legal obligation.
      Synonyms for breach
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      Words related to breach
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