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breach (BREECH)
1. An opening made by breaking down something solid; such as, a gap made in a wall or fortification: The wall was breached in several places so the soldiers could get into the fortress.
2. Breaking or neglect (of a law, a trust, etc.); infraction; infringement: For the guard to leave now would be a breach of duty.
3. A breaking of friendly relations; quarrel: A misunderstanding caused a breach between me and my friend.
breach, breach, breech
breach (BREECH) (noun)
1. An opening made by breaking down something solid; such as, a gap made in a wall or fortification: There was a breach in several places of the wall so the soldiers could get into the fortress.
2. A breaking or the neglect of a law, a trust, etc.; an infraction or infringement: For the guard to leave now would be a breach of duty.
3. A breaking of friendly relations; a quarrel: A misunderstanding caused a breach between me and my friend.
breach (BREECH) (verb)
To create a hole or gap in a wall, to break through: From the ship Milton watched the whale breach the surface of the glassy sea.

The medieval warriors used a battering ram to breach the wall and to complete the invasion of the town.

breech (BREECH) (noun)
1. The lower rear portion of the human trunk; the behind, posterior; hind part: A breech is an old-fashioned word for the "backside" of the body.
2. The part of a firearm (gun) to the rear of the bore: Flame flew out of the breech of the gun because of the defective bullets he was using.

After the gun discharged, the hunter used the breech to make a breach in the wall of the cabin.

This was a breach of the trespassing law and resulted in a breach in the relationship between the hunter and the owner of the cabin.

Word Entries containing the term: “breach
repudiatory breach (s) (noun), repudiatory breaches (pl)
A business agreement that permits the aggrieved or disappointed party to terminate the fulfillment of a contract in addition to entitling that person to sue for damages: James finally had a written and binding rental agreement set up with a young couple, but after many months of not receiving any money, James decided that a repudiator breach had to be put into effect.
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