[breach] n [ME breche, fr. OE braec act of breaking; akin to OE brecan to break] (bef. 12c) 1: infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard
2. a: a broken, ruptured, or torn condition or area b: a gap (as in a wall) made by battering 3 a: a break in accustomed friendly relations b: a temporary gap in continuity: hiatus
4: a leap esp. of a whale out of water
[2]breach vt (1547) 1: to make a breach in
2: break, violate "~ an agreement" ~ vi: to leap out of water "a whale ~ing"