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breach of promise

Word definitions for breach of promise in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. failure to keep a promise (of marriage)

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context legal English) A former tort in common law where a man withdraws an earlier promise to marry a woman.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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] . The act of breaking, in a figurative ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Breach of Promise is a 1942 British romance film directed by Harold Huth and starring Clive Brook , Judy Campbell , C.V. France , Marguerite Allan and Percy Walsh . A playwright meets a young woman and she soon files a fake breach of promise action against ...

Usage examples of breach of promise.

Princess Diana, and who had actually been able to sue for breach of promise in a French court.