Breach
Encyclopedia
In law
- Breach of confidenceBreach of confidenceThe tort of breach of confidence, is a common law tort that protects private information that is conveyed in confidence. A claim for breach of confidence typically requires the information to be of a confidential nature, which was communicated in confidence, and was disclosed to the detriment of...
, a common law tort that protects private information that is conveyed in confidence - Breach of contractBreach of contractBreach of contract is a legal cause of action in which a binding agreement or bargained-for exchange is not honored by one or more of the parties to the contract by non-performance or interference with the other party's performance....
, a situation in which a binding agreement is not honored by one or more of the parties to the contract - Breach of promiseBreach of promiseBreach of promise is a former common law tort.From at least medieval times until the early 20th century, a man's promise of engagement to marry a woman was considered, in many jurisdictions, a legally binding contract...
, a former common law tort. - Breach of the peaceBreach of the peaceBreach of the peace is a legal term used in constitutional law in English-speaking countries, and in a wider public order sense in Britain.-Constitutional law:...
, a legal term used in constitutional law in English-speaking countries - Efficient breachEfficient breachEfficient breach is a concept within legal theory, particularly law and economics, referring to a voluntary breach of contract and payment of damages by a party who concludes that they would incur greater economic loss by performing under the contract....
, a breach of contract that the breaching party considers desirable - Fundamental breachFundamental breachA fundamental breach of a contract, sometimes known as a repudiatory breach, is a breach so fundamental that it permits the distressed party to terminate performance of the contract, in addition to entitling that party to sue for damages.-History:...
, a breach so fundamental that it permits the aggrieved party to terminate performance of the contract - Breach of duty of careDuty of careIn tort law, a duty of care is a legal obligation imposed on an individual requiring that they adhere to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others. It is the first element that must be established to proceed with an action in negligence. The claimant...
, common law NegligenceNegligenceNegligence is a failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances. The area of tort law known as negligence involves harm caused by carelessness, not intentional harm.According to Jay M...
In science and technology
- Breaching, a whale's leap out of the water
- Breach birth see Breech birthBreech birthA breech birth is the birth of a baby from a breech presentation. In the breech presentation the baby enters the birth canal with the buttocks or feet first as opposed to the normal head first presentation....
- Door breachingDoor breachingDoor breaching is a process used by military, police, or emergency services to force open closed and/or locked doors. A wide range of methods are available, one or more of which may be used in any given situation...
, a series of techniques used to open locked doors - Breaching experimentBreaching experimentIn the field of social psychology, a breaching experiment is an experiment that seeks to examine people's reactions to violations of commonly accepted social rules or norms. Breaching experiments are most commonly associated with ethnomethodology, and in particular the work of Harold Garfinkel...
, a social experiment that tests people's reactions to the violation of accepted social norms
In entertainment
- "The Breach" (Enterprise episode), a second season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
- Warp core breach, a catastrophic event aboard a starship in the Star TrekStar TrekStar Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
fictional universe - (Breach)(Breach)is the third studio album by The Wallflowers.-Track listing:All songs written by Jakob Dylan.# "Letters from the Wasteland" – 4:29# "Hand Me Down" – 3:35# "Sleepwalker" – 3:31# "I've Been Delivered" – 5:01...
, a 2000 album by The Wallflowers - Breach (album)Breach (album)Breach is an EP of 5 songs including three cover songs by Shivaree, released by Zoë Records in 2004. "I close my eyes" and "657 bed b" are the original songs while the rest are covers. The first two songs were later included in the follow-up full-length album Who's Got Trouble?...
, an EP by Shivaree - Breach (comics)Breach (comics)Breach is a fictional character, a superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Breach #1, and was created by Bob Harras and Marcos Martin.-Publication history:...
, a 2005 comic book series from DC Comics - Breach (film)Breach (film)Breach is a 2007 American historical drama directed by Billy Ray. The screenplay by Ray, Adam Mazer, and William Rotko is based on the true story of Robert Hanssen, an FBI agent convicted of spying for the Soviet Union and later Russia for more than two decades, and Eric O'Neill, who worked as his...
, a 2007 film directed by Billy Ray starring Chris Cooper about Robert Hanssen - Breach (band)Breach (band)-History:Swedish band formed in Luleå 1993. First full length album released in 1995. Pelle Gunnerfeldt from Fireside recorded and mixed several of the groups albums. Shortly after the release of Kollapse the band announced that they had decided to split up. The band played a reunion show in...
, a Swedish post-hardcore band - Breach (video game)Breach (video game)Breach is a team-based first-person shooter multiplayer video game developed by Atomic Games. It was announced on March 26, 2010 at PAX East 2010 for Windows PCs and the Xbox 360. Breach was distributed online for the Xbox 360 by Xbox Live Arcade, and on Windows by Steam. It features dynamic...
, a 2011 video game developed by Atomic GamesAtomic GamesAtomic Games is a video game developer, specializing mostly in wargames. The company has developed titles such as the Close Combat series, the World at War series, as well as the V for Victory series. Atomic Games was acquired by Destineer Games on May 6, 2005 while collaborating on Close Combat:...
See also
- Breech (disambiguation)
- Tortious interferenceTortious interferenceTortious interference, also known as intentional interference with contractual relations, in the common law of tort, occurs when a person intentionally damages the plaintiff's contractual or other business relationships...
, a tort involving inducing persons to breach a contract