material breach

noun

A breach of contract sufficiently serious to destroy the contract.

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Meanings

nounmaterial breach (plural material breaches)

plural material breaches

  1. lawA breach of contract sufficiently serious to destroy the contract.
  2. A breach of a treaty which releases other parties from any obligation under it.
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APA

material breach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/material%20breach

MLA

“material breach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/material%20breach. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “material breach,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/material%20breach.

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