breach of contract
idiom
: failure to do what a contract requires
They sued him for breach of contract.
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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.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
CrowdStrike also argued in its filing that Georgia law prevents Delta from converting a breach of contract into tort claims.
—Rohan Goswami, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
By Wednesday morning, Albertsons abandoned the merger and filed a lawsuit against Kroger, alleging a willful breach of contract for not doing enough to win regulatory approval for the merger.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
Musk first sued OpenAI and Altman in March, alleging breach of contract because OpenAI switched course from its founding mission.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 1 Dec. 2024
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
CrowdStrike also argued in its filing that Georgia law prevents Delta from converting a breach of contract into tort claims.
—Rohan Goswami, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
By Wednesday morning, Albertsons abandoned the merger and filed a lawsuit against Kroger, alleging a willful breach of contract for not doing enough to win regulatory approval for the merger.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
Musk first sued OpenAI and Altman in March, alleging breach of contract because OpenAI switched course from its founding mission.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 1 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 2 Jan. 2025.
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