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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Breach
     an opening in a wall (1 Kings 11:27; 2 Kings 12:5); the fracture
     of a limb (Lev. 24:20), and hence the expression, "Heal, etc."
     (Ps. 60:2). Judg. 5:17, a bay or harbour; R.V., "by his creeks."

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Breach \Breach\ (br[=e]ch), n. [OE. breke, breche, AS. brice,
     gebrice, gebrece (in comp.), fr. brecan to break; akin to
     Dan. br[ae]k, MHG. breche, gap, breach. See Break, and cf.
     Brake (the instrument), Brack a break] .
     1. The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.
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     2. Specifically: A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any
        obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment; as, a
        breach of contract; a breach of promise.
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     3. A gap or opening made made by breaking or battering, as in
        a wall or fortification; the space between the parts of a
        solid body rent by violence; a break; a rupture.
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              Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;
              Or close the wall up with our English dead. --Shak.
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     4. A breaking of waters, as over a vessel; the waters
        themselves; surge; surf.
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              The Lord hath broken forth upon mine enemies before
              me, as the breach of waters.          --2 Sam. v.
                                                    20.
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     A clear breach implies that the waves roll over the vessel
        without breaking.
  
     A clean breach implies that everything on deck is swept
        away. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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     5. A breaking up of amicable relations; rupture.
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              There's fallen between him and my lord
              An unkind breach.                     --Shak.
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     6. A bruise; a wound.
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              Breach for breach, eye for eye.       --Lev. xxiv.
                                                    20.
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     7. (Med.) A hernia; a rupture.
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     8. A breaking out upon; an assault.
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              The Lord had made a breach upon Uzza. --1. Chron.
                                                    xiii. 11.
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     Breach of falth, a breaking, or a failure to keep, an
        expressed or implied promise; a betrayal of confidence or
        trust.
  
     Breach of peace, disorderly conduct, disturbing the public
        peace.
  
     Breach of privilege, an act or default in violation of the
        privilege or either house of Parliament, of Congress, or
        of a State legislature, as, for instance, by false
        swearing before a committee. --Mozley. Abbott.
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     Breach of promise, violation of one's plighted word, esp.
        of a promise to marry.
  
     Breach of trust, violation of one's duty or faith in a
        matter entrusted to one.
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     Syn: Rent; cleft; chasm; rift; aperture; gap; break;
          disruption; fracture; rupture; infraction; infringement;
          violation; quarrel; dispute; contention; difference;
          misunderstanding.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Breach \Breach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Breached; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Breaching.]
     To make a breach or opening in; as, to breach the walls of a
     city.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Breach \Breach\, v. i.
     To break the water, as by leaping out; -- said of a whale.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Breach \Breach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Breached; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Breaching.]
     To make a breach or opening in; as, to breach the walls of a
     city.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Breach \Breach\, v. i.
     To break the water, as by leaping out; -- said of a whale.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Breach \Breach\, n. [OE. breke, breche, AS. brice, gebrice,
     gebrece (in comp.), fr. brecan to break; akin to Dan.
     br[ae]k, MHG. breche, gap, breach. See Break, and cf.
     Brake (the instrument), Brack a break] .
     1. The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.
  
     2. Specifically: A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any
        obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment; as, a
        breach of contract; a breach of promise.
  
     3. A gap or opening made made by breaking or battering, as in
        a wall or fortification; the space between the parts of a
        solid body rent by violence; a break; a rupture.
  
              Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;
              Or close the wall up with our English dead. --Shak.
  
     4. A breaking of waters, as over a vessel; the waters
        themselves; surge; surf.
  
              The Lord hath broken forth upon mine enemies before
              me, as the breach of waters.          --2 Sam. v.
                                                    20?
  
     A clear breach implies that the waves roll over the vessel
        without breaking.
  
     A clean breach implies that everything on deck is swept
        away. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
  
     5. A breaking up of amicable relations; rupture.
  
              There's fallen between him and my lord An unkind
              breach.                               --Shak.
  
     6. A bruise; a wound.
  
              Breach for breach, eye for eye.       --Lev. xxiv.
                                                    20?
  
     7. (Med.) A hernia; a rupture.
  
     8. A breaking out upon; an assault.
  
              The Lord had made a breach upon Uzza. --1. Chron.
                                                    xiii. 11?
  
     Breach of falth, a breaking, or a failure to keep, an
        expressed or implied promise; a betrayal of confidence or
        trust.
  
     Breach of peace, disorderly conduct, disturbing the public
        peace.
  
     Breach of privilege, an act or default in violation of the
        privilege or either house of Parliament, of Congress, or
        of a State legislature, as, for instance, by false
        swearing before a committee. --Mozley. Abbott. 
  
     Breach of promise, violation of one's plighted word, esp.
        of a promise to marry.
  
     Breach of trust, violation of one's duty or faith in a
        matter entrusted to one.
  
     Syn: Rent; cleft; chasm; rift; aperture; gap; break;
          disruption; fracture; rupture; infraction; infringement;
          violation; quarrel; dispute; contention; difference;
          misunderstanding.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  breach
       n 1: a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
       2: an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
       3: a personal or social separation (as between opposing
          factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
          [syn: rupture, break, severance, rift, falling
          out]
       v 1: act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of
            humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human
            civilization"; "break a law" [syn: transgress, offend,
             infract, violate, go against, break]
       2: make an opening or gap in [syn: gap]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  breach
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 ρήγμα
     2 παράπτωμα, παραβίαση νόμου
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 ανοίγω τρύπα, προκαλώ ρήγμα
     2 παραβιάζω νόμο, παραβαίνω κανόνες

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  breach
     n.
     1 A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall,
  fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a
  solid body rent by violence
     2 The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make a breach in.
     2 (lb en transitive) To violate or break.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  BREACH
     n.
     (lb en computing) A particular security exploit against HTTPS when
  using HTTP compression, based on the CRIME exploit.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  breach
     n.
     1 A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall,
  fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a
  solid body rent by violence
     2 The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make a breach in.
     2 (lb en transitive) To violate or break.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  BREACH
     n.
     (lb en computing) A particular security exploit against HTTPS when
  using HTTP compression, based on the CRIME exploit.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  breach
     n.
     1 A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall,
  fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a
  solid body rent by violence
     2 The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make a breach in.
     2 (lb en transitive) To violate or break.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  BREACH
     n.
     (lb en computing) A particular security exploit against HTTPS when
  using HTTP compression, based on the CRIME exploit.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  breach
     n.
     1 A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall,
  fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a
  solid body rent by violence
     2 The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make a breach in.
     2 (lb en transitive) To violate or break.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  BREACH
     n.
     (lb en computing) A particular security exploit against HTTPS when
  using HTTP compression, based on the CRIME exploit.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  breach
     Englanti n.
     rikkomus
     Englanti vb.
     1 murtaa
     2 rikkoa (sääntöjä)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  breach
     Engelska n.
     1 brytning
     2 brott
     3 bräsch
     Engelska vb.
     bryta (sig) igenom; bryta mot (lag, löfte etc.)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Breach /bɹˈiːtʃ/
  المخالفة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  breach /[bɹiːtʃ]/ 
  1. нарушение
  break of a law or obligation
  2. прибой, разбиване на вълни
  breaking of waves
  3. скъсване на отношения
  breaking up of amicable relations
  4. пробив, цепнатина
  gap

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  breach /[bɹiːtʃ]/ 
  1. нахлу́вам
  of the sea, to break
  2. проби́вам
  to make a breach in
  3. наруша́вам
  to violate or break