anticipatory repudiation

noun

A breach of contract where one party indicates prior to the time of performance that it will not perform when performance is due.

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anticipatory breach
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Meanings

nounanticipatory repudiation (countable and uncountable, plural anticipatory repudiations)

plural anticipatory repudiations

  1. countableuncountablelawA breach of contract where one party indicates prior to the time of performance that it will not perform when performance is due.

    Synonyms: anticipatory breach

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA breach of contract where one party indicates prior to the time of performance that it will not perform when performance is due.

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anticipatory breach
Also see
anticipatory breach
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APA

anticipatory repudiation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticipatory%20repudiation

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“anticipatory repudiation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticipatory%20repudiation. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anticipatory repudiation,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticipatory%20repudiation.

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