"breach" meaning in All languages combined

See breach on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: [briːtʃ] Audio: en-us-breach.ogg [US] Forms: breach [singular], breaches [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=breaches}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A breach is the act of breaching; for example, a breach of contract may occur when somebody does not do what they promised.
    Sense id: simple-breach-en-noun-ZcTKNwj~
  2. A breach can also be a hole.
    Sense id: simple-breach-en-noun-PLLwNNTX

Verb [English]

IPA: [briːtʃ] Audio: en-us-breach.ogg [US] Forms: breach [canonical], breaches [third-person, singular], breached [past], breached [past, participle], breaching [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|breach|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you breach a duty, you do something that you should not do.
    Sense id: simple-breach-en-verb-FW4HAOdo
  2. If an army or the police breach a barrier, a wall, etc., they were not able to enter it before but now they can.
    Sense id: simple-breach-en-verb-tCyDlche
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