Breach

Breach in United States

Breach Definition

In Contracts. The violation of an obligation, engagement, or duty. Breach may be either by renunciation, that is, by the declaration of the party that he does not intend to perform (32 Iowa, 409; 61 N. Y. 362; 52 Wis. 240), by such acts as will render performance impossible (82 N. Y. 108; 22 Fed. 522; 16 Mass. 161), or by actually failing to perform any or all the terms of the contract; the two first mentioned being constructive breaches, and the last, actual breach. A continuing breach is one where the condition of things constituting a breach continues during a period of time, or where the acts constituting a breach are repeated at brief intervals. P. Moore, 242; 1 Leon. 62; 1 Salk. 141; Holt, 178; 2 Ld. Raym. 1125. In Pleading. That part of the declaration in which the violation of the defendant’s contract is stated.

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In Contracts. The violation of an obligation, engagement, or duty. Breach may be either by renunciation, that is, by the declaration of the party that he does not intend to perform (32 Iowa, 409; 61 N. Y. 362; 52 Wis. 240), by such acts as will render performance impossible (82 N. Y. 108; 22 Fed. 522; 16 Mass. 161), or by actually failing to perform any or all the terms of the contract; the two first mentioned being constructive breaches, and the last, actual breach. A continuing breach is one where the condition of things constituting a breach continues during a period of time, or where the acts constituting a breach are repeated at brief intervals. P. Moore, 242; 1 Leon. 62; 1 Salk. 141; Holt, 178; 2 Ld. Raym. 1125. In Pleading. That part of the declaration in which the violation of the defendant’s contract is stated.

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Breach of Contract

The failure or refusal by one of the parties to a contract (in U.S. law) to perform some act the contract calls for. A contract may also be breached by making performance impossible, as when a person contracts to sell a car and wrecks it before delivery; or by “anticipatory” breach, as the unqualified announcement by a seller, before delivery date, that the seller will not deliver the goods. Breach of a contract by one party may discharge the other from performance. Or the injured party may sue for damages representing the loss directly incurred from the breach. Damages cannot be obtained for speculative or possible losses that cannot be shown to have resulted directly from the breach.

Breach of the Covenant of Warranty

A term used in the law of real property (in U.S. law). It refers to a failure of the seller’s warranty of good title. The breach occurs when the buyer is evicted by a person claiming superior title to the property.

Breach of Duty

The failure (or omission) to do something a person is bound to do by law or to do it in an unlawful manner. For example, one has a “duty” to keep one’s car under control and a “duty” to watch for other traffic.

Breach of the Peace

. Conduct by acts or words that disturbs the public tranquility and is likely to produce violence in others. An example of a breach of the peace is the conduct of a man who threatens another with violence, or who goes about in public with dangerous weapons in a threatening manner. One who commits a breach of the peace is also guilty of disorderly conduct (in U.S. law).

Breach of Promise

Failure to perform a promise, for example, “breach of promise to marry.”

Breach of Warranty

When a warranty (in U.S. law) made by a vendor proves to be false, the warranty is said to be breached. For the breach, the buyer has a choice of four remedies: (1) Accept or keep the goods and set up the breach to reduce the purchase price. (2) Keep the goods and recover damages for the breach of warranty. (3) Refuse to accept the goods if title has not passed and bring an action for damages for breach of warranty. (4) Rescind the contract (in U.S. law) , or if the goods have been delivered, return them and recover any part of the purchase price that has been paid. The buyer can claim only one of these remedies.

(Revised by Ann De Vries)

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Meaning of Breach

In plain or simple terms, Breach means: Breaking a law, right, obligation, or duty, either by doing an act or failing to do an act.

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