{
    "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."
}