Legal Definition and Related Resources of Breach of Contract

The failure to carry out an undertaking, e.g., a breach of promise of marriage. See (-ontract; Damages; Lumley v. Gye; Hoehstcr v. Delatour

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Breach Of Contract in Historical Law

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English Spanish Translation of Breach of contract

Incumplimiento de contrato

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What does Breach Of Contract mean in American Law?

The definition of Breach Of Contract in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

Unexcused failure to comply with one”s obligations under a contract. In its broadest interpretation, this includes not only failure to do or not do what one promised, but also (sometimes called-dangerously-“constructive breach”) taking steps rendering one”s

Breach of contract in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of breach of contract.

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See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police Officer
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• breach of contract in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• breach of contract in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

English Legal System: Breach of Contract

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Breach of Contract : An actual failure by a party to a contract to perform his obligations under that contract or an indication of his intention not to do so. An indication that a contract will be breached in the future is called repudiation or an anticipatory breach, and may be either expressed in words or implied from conduct. Such an implication arises when the only reasonable inference from a person’s acts is that he does not intend to fulfil his part of the bargain. For example, an anticipatory breach occurs if a person contracts to sell his car to A, but sells and delivers it to B before the delivery date agreed with A. The repudiation of a contract entitles the injured party to treat the contract as discharged and to sue immediately for *damages for the loss sustained. The same procedure applies to an actual breach if it amounts to breach of a *condition (sometimes referred to as fundamental breach) or breach of an *innominate term when the consequences of breach are sufficiently serious. In either an anticipatory or actual breach, the injured party may, however, decide to *affirm the contract instead. When an actual breach amounts to breach of a *warranty, or breach of an innominate term and the consequences of breach are not sufficiently serious to allow for discharge, the injured party is entitled to sue for damages only. However, most commercial agreements provide a right to terminate the agreement even when the breach is minor, thus overriding the common law principle described here. The process of treating a contract as discharged by reason of repudiation or actual breach is sometimes referred to as *rescission or repudiation, but this latter term is clearly confusing. Other remedies available under certain circumstances for breach of contract are an *injunction and *specific performance.

See also procuring breach of contract.

Concept of Breach of Contract in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Breach of Contract: Failure to perform a contract, in whole or part, without legal excuse.

Concept of Breach of Contract in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Breach of Contract: Failure to perform a contract, in whole or part, without legal excuse.