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{
"term": "breach",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a failure to do something that must be done by law",
"sensetop": "breach of something",
"labels": "(British English)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **breach of contract/copyright/warranty**"
},
{
"text": "They are **in breach of** Article 119."
},
{
"text": "(a) **breach of the peace** *(= the crime of behaving in a noisy or violent way in public)*"
},
{
"text": "Selling goods constituted a breach of regulation 10B."
},
{
"text": "He was sued for breach of contract."
},
{
"text": "The court's decision is a breach of the European Convention on human rights."
},
{
"text": "Those found in breach of the rules may face significant fines or prison."
}
],
"topics": ["Crime and punishment"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["clear", "fundamental", "grave"],
"verb + breach": ["constitute", "commit", "remedy"],
"preposition": ["in breach of", "breach of"],
"phrases": [
"a breach of confidence",
"a breach of trust",
"(a) breach of confidentiality"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "an action that breaks an agreement to behave in a particular way",
"sensetop": "breach of something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **breach of confidence/trust**"
},
{
"text": "a breach of security *(= when something that is normally protected is no longer secure)*"
},
{
"text": "Such actions constitute a breach of confidentiality."
},
{
"text": "a minor breach of discipline"
},
{
"text": "He refused to shake hands, in deliberate breach of etiquette."
}
],
"topics": ["Discussion and agreement"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["clear", "fundamental", "grave"],
"verb + breach": ["constitute", "commit", "remedy"],
"preposition": ["in breach of", "breach of"],
"phrases": [
"a breach of confidence",
"a breach of trust",
"(a) breach of confidentiality"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a break in a relationship between people or countries",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She left home following the breach with her family."
},
{
"text": "What was the reason for the breach between the two of them?"
},
{
"text": "Diplomatic efforts to heal the breach have so far proved unsuccessful."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verb + breach": ["cause", "lead to", "heal"],
"preposition": ["breach between", "breach with"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "an opening that is created during a military attack or by strong winds or seas",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They escaped through a breach in the wire fence."
},
{
"text": "There were reports of dam breaches in several areas."
},
{
"text": "The mortars blew a large breach in the castle walls."
}
],
"topics": ["War and conflict"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to do somebody’s job or work when they are suddenly or unexpectedly unable to do it",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She stepped into the breach caused by Stella's illness."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/briːtʃ/",
"audio": "br/breach/breach__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/briːtʃ/",
"audio": "br/breach/breach__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French breche, ultimately of Germanic origin; related to break."
}