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breach
A	noun
	1	breach
			a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚nonaccomplishment; nonachievement ╚mistake; error; fault ╚omission; skip ╚failure ╚breach ╚breach of duty ╚breach of contract
	2	rupture, breach, break, severance, rift, falling out
			a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
		Category Tree: event ╚happening; occurrence; natural event ╚change; alteration; modification ╚separation; breakup; detachment ╚rupture, breach, break, severance, rift, falling out
	3	breach
			an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚shape; form ╚amorphous shape ╚space ╚opening; gap ╚breach
B	verb
	1	gap, breach
			make an opening or gap in
		Category Tree: open; open up ╚gap, breach
	2	transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break
			act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚relate ╚disrespect ╚transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break ╚trespass; intrude ╚trespass ╚conflict; run afoul; infringe; contravene ╚sin; blunder; boob; goof ╚sin; transgress; trespass