breach of contract
idiom
: failure to do what a contract requires
They sued him for breach of contract.
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Disney, in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges breach of contract, tortious interference with contractual relations and unfair competition.
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
The Maybourne Beverly Hills is also the subject of a breach of contract lawsuit that was filed by McKillen’s company in Los Angeles County Superior Court in 2022.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Rather, Sacks said, the issue was a breach of contract that should be heard by a federal claims court.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
During Sanders’ tenure the school agreed to pay $800,000 to settle a breach of contract lawsuit filed by the producer of the Southern Heritage Classic, after JSU decided to opt out of the final two years of a five-year commitment to play in the annual football game.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
The Maybourne Beverly Hills is also the subject of a breach of contract lawsuit that was filed by McKillen’s company in Los Angeles County Superior Court in 2022.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Rather, Sacks said, the issue was a breach of contract that should be heard by a federal claims court.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
During Sanders’ tenure the school agreed to pay $800,000 to settle a breach of contract lawsuit filed by the producer of the Southern Heritage Classic, after JSU decided to opt out of the final two years of a five-year commitment to play in the annual football game.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Breach of contract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breach%20of%20contract. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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