anticipatory breach
noun[C]
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theactofbreakingacontractbefore it comes intoeffect, byrefusingto do what thecontractsays or by making yourselfunableto do what it says:
He iswaitingtoseeif the anticipatorybreachturnsinto non-performance infact.
Examplesofanticipatory breach
anticipatory breach
However, his past violence had not been forgotten and the local magistrate arrested him and imprisoned him, citing ananticipatorybreachof the peace.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This is especially helpful in cases ofanticipatorybreach, as the claimant does not have to wait for the date when performance falls due.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The two forms of breach are "failure to perform" and "anticipatorybreach".
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