breach of contract
idiom
: failure to do what a contract requires
They sued him for breach of contract.
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The suit alleges breach of contract, tortious interference with contract, breach of fiduciary duty and defamation.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
Filed in court on Friday with the California Civil Rights department, Lively’s legal complaint also lists accusations of retaliation, negligence, breach of contract, and intentional infliction of emotional distress among other claims.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 21 Dec. 2024
That complaint repeated many of her initial claims, while also accusing the producers of breach of contract, false imprisonment, fraudulent inducement, and inflection of emotional distress.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
The actor, as well as his publicist Jennifer Abel, crisis manager Melissa Nathan and Wayfarer Studios, are named as defendants in a suit alleging defamation and breach of contract.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
Filed in court on Friday with the California Civil Rights department, Lively’s legal complaint also lists accusations of retaliation, negligence, breach of contract, and intentional infliction of emotional distress among other claims.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 21 Dec. 2024
That complaint repeated many of her initial claims, while also accusing the producers of breach of contract, false imprisonment, fraudulent inducement, and inflection of emotional distress.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
The actor, as well as his publicist Jennifer Abel, crisis manager Melissa Nathan and Wayfarer Studios, are named as defendants in a suit alleging defamation and breach of contract.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Breach of contract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breach%20of%20contract. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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