breach of contract meaning

Definition of breach of contract

1. a breach of a legal duty; failure to do something that is required in a contract

   Type of: breach

   Kinds: anticipatory breach, breach of the covenant of warranty, breach of promise, breach of trust, breach of warranty, material breach, partial breach

breach of contract in a sentence

• If you do that, I'll charge you with breach of contract.
• That would be a breach of contract.
• That's simple breach of contract.
• Mr Smith is accused of breach of contract.

How to pronounce breach of contract

breach of contract is pronounced /briːtʃ əv kənˈtrækt/ in British English and /britʃ ʌv ˈkɑntrækt/ in American English. It has 4 syllables.