Dictionary Check: breach

"breach" is a valid word!

Scrabble 13 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

noun

a failure to perform some promised act or obligation

noun

an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)

noun

a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

Example: "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
verb

act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

Example: "offend all laws of humanity"
verb

make an opening or gap in

Synonyms:
gap

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