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View synonyms for breach of promise

breach of promise

noun

, Law.
  1. a violation of one's promise, especially of a promise to marry a specific person.


breach of promise

noun

  1. law (formerly) failure to carry out one's promise to marry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of breach of promise1

First recorded in 1580–90
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Example Sentences

“In my view this is a breach of promise,” Habeck told reporters in Berlin.

“A broken engagement was almost always a scandal, as it risked a woman’s reputation and meant a man might be sued for breach of promise,” Greig said.

When he married Wing, Pollard retaliated with a “breach of promise” lawsuit, which enabled Victorian-era women to seek legal redress after a broken engagement.

Then stuff happened, including the birth of two children, and a breach of promise suit that made headlines in 1893.

“He had a breach of promise with a hairdresser, a widow, who came to Ann Arbor from St. Louis, Mich.”

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