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Meanings of breach in English

Portuguese
rompimento
Catalan
ruptura
Spanish
ruptura

A personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

        rompimento
        Portuguese
        transgredir
        Spanish
        violar

        Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises.

            transgredir

            Make an opening or gap in.

                  Usage of breach in English
                  1
                  Consider its data breach law, which came into force 15 years ago.
                  The Irish Times
                  2
                  The government ordered the State Services inquiry into the breach last Monday.
                  Radio NZ
                  3
                  Ms Rākete said the law was a breach of prisoners' human rights.
                  Radio NZ
                  4
                  It's a breach of the criminal law at state and Commonwealth level.
                  News.com.au
                  5
                  As yet undefined criminal sanctions would follow a breach of the conditions.
                  The Guardian
                  6
                  Meckler said Nasdaq needed to release more information about the security breach.
                  Reuters
                  7
                  However, she said that leaving the country would not breach this condition.
                  The Irish Times
                  8
                  No information has emerged on whether the breach affected other European countries.
                  Reuters
                  9
                  This Shackleton affair is the first catastrophic breach in Area 51's history.
                  Secret of the seventh son
                  10
                  The Ministry of Health said it was continuing to investigate the breach.
                  Radio NZ
                  11
                  Does the breach only concern data collected in a specific time period?
                  Reuters
                  12
                  The U.N. refugee agency says the cuts breach EU and international law.
                  Reuters
                  13
                  It did not result in any breach of government or quarantine protocols.
                  News.com.au
                  14
                  His breach of that trust is reflected in the sentence imposed today.
                  Radio NZ
                  15
                  There was body protrusion from vehicles in clear breach of traffic rules.
                  Jamaica Observer
                  16
                  Dr Tom Frieden said there had been a clear breach of protocol.
                  Radio NZ
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                  Translations for breach
                  Breach through the time
                  Breach across language varieties
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