breach of convention

collocation in English

meaningsofbreachandconvention

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breach
noun[C]
uk
/briːtʃ/us
/briːtʃ/
an act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, ...
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convention
noun
uk
/kənˈven.ʃən/us
/kənˈven.ʃən/
a large formal meeting of people who do a particular job or have a similar interest, or a large meeting for a ...
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(Definition ofbreachandconventionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is far more difficult to get them to accept abreachofconventionthan to risk danger.
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This would be the first time for any democratic country to be found to be inbreachofconvention87.
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Remedies should be available for abreachofconventionrights by a public authority.
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I intend to take it back, which is anotherbreachofconvention, later in the day.
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It has repeatedly said that the ban is abreachofconvention87 on freedom of association and protection of the right to organise.
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And what if they have a serious case forbreachofconventionrights?
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There is nobreachofconvention.
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We have had more allegations about breaches of convention which we can also forget about.
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Who do they think will act for individuals who wish to raise alleged breaches of convention rights in the civil courts?
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I am not concerned with breaches of convention.
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What sort of regimes have been reprimanded for breaches of convention 87?
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One definition of public interest that we have in mind includes cases involving challenges to the acts or omissions of public bodies, including breaches of convention rights.
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