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breachful

breachful adjective: involving or characterized by a violation of law, of legal rights, or of other rules governing conduct.

Adjective

breachful

  1. (rare) Involving or characterized by a violation of law, of legal rights, or of other rules governing conduct.
    • Acts and talk that induce breachful conduct (such as a refusal to negotiate with or participate in bouts sponsored by one's promoter) may be tortious.1990, West's Federal Supplement (First Series), volume 742, page 774
    • When a term of a contract is breached, whether the term is a warranty or a condition, the innocent party earns a right to be repaired for the damage he suffers as a consequence of the other party's breachful action or omission.2007 May 19, Shamsuddin Choudhury, "Did British Airways go wrong?: A lawyer's point of view," Law & our rights, issue 20, thedailystar.net (retrieved 29 Oct 2015)

Origin of breachful

From breach + -ful.

Questions about breachful

What does breachful mean?
Breachful means involving or characterized by a violation of law, of legal rights, or of other rules governing conduct.
What part of speech is breachful?
Breachful is an adjective.

Words near breachful in the dictionary

  1. breaches
  2. breaches of contract
  3. breaches of promise
  4. breaches of the peace
  5. breaches of trust
  6. breachful
  7. breaching
  8. breachings
  9. breachless
  10. breachway
  11. breachways

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