| breaking away | departing hastily |
break breakout
jailbreak
gaolbreak
prisonbreak
prison-breaking | an escape from jail, the breakout was carefully planned |
| breach | a failure to perform some promised act or obligation |
| breach of contract | a breach of a legal duty, failure to do something that is required in a contract |
anticipatory breach
constructive breach | a breach of contract committed prior to the time of required performance |
| breach of duty | a breach of due care |
| breach of the covenant of warranty | a failure of the seller's guarantee of good title |
| breach of promise | failure to keep a promise (of marriage) |
| breach of trust | violation (either through fraud or negligence) by a trustee of a duty that equity requires of him |
| breach of trust with fraudulent intent | larceny after trust rather than after unlawful taking |
| breach of warranty | a breach that occurs when an item is deficient according to the terms of a warranty |
| material breach | a breach serious enough to destroy the value of the contract and to give a basis for an action for breach of contract |
| partial breach | a breach that does not destroy the value of the contract but can give rise to a claim for damages |
curve curve ball
breaking ball
bender | a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter |
breakage
break
breaking | the act of breaking something, the breakage was unavoidable |
breakaway
breaking away | the act of breaking away or withdrawing from, there was a breakaway by the discontented members, a breaking away from family and neighborhood |
crime
offense criminal offense
criminal offence
offence law-breaking | (criminal law) an act punishable by law, usually considered an evil act, a long record of crimes |
disorderly conduct
disorderly behavior
disturbance of the peace
breach of the peace | any act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating, or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled |
housebreaking
break-in
breaking and entering | trespassing for an unlawful purpose, illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent |
fart
farting
flatus
wind breaking wind | a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus |
breaking off
abruption | an instance of sudden interruption |
taboo
tabu | an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion |
taboo
tabu | a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature |
rupture
breach
break severance
rift
falling out | a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions), they hoped to avoid a break in relations |
| breach | an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification) |
| breaking point | the degree of tension or stress at which something breaks |
| breaking point | (psychology) stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucial |
gap
breach | make an opening or gap in |
| taboo | declare as sacred and forbidden |
transgress
offend
infract
violate
go against
breach
break | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises, offend all laws of humanity, violate the basic laws or human civilization, break a law, break a promise |
| record-breaking | surpassing any previously established record, a record-breaking high jump, record-breaking crowds |
| fast-breaking | occurring rapidly as a series of events in rapid succession, the broadcast was interrupted by a fast-breaking news story about the invasion |
forbidden
out(p)
prohibited
proscribed
taboo
tabu
verboten | excluded from use or mention, forbidden fruit, in our house dancing and playing cards were out, a taboo subject |
taboo
tabu | forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands |