Legal Definition and Related Resources of Breach of Promise

The common name of the action brought for breach of promise of marriage. Exemplary damages may be recovered. The plaintiff”s evidence, however, must be corroborated by some other material evidence in support of the promise. (Evidence Further Amendment Act, 1869.)

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Breach Of Promise in Historical Law

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What does Breach Of Promise mean in American Law?

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

A term broad enough to encompass any breach of contract, but generally referring to the act of, and action for, breach of promise of marriage. While breaking one”s promise to marry is, one assumes, as common as ever if not more so, almost all jurisdictions have abrogated any legal action based thereon. See also affiance. There is some evidence that during its nineteenth-century heyday the action was frequently used as a euphemistic alternative to an action alleging sexual seduction.