breach of duty

collocation in English

meaningsofbreachandduty

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breach
noun[C]
uk
/briːtʃ/us
/briːtʃ/
an act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, ...
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duty
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈdʒuː.ti/us
/ˈduː.t̬i/
something that you have to do because it is part of your job, or something that you feel is the right thing ...
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(Definition ofbreachanddutyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The bank'sbreachofdutycaused the loss which was suffered by the trust estate.
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The case in my opinion has no bearing whatever on actions founded on abreachofdutyin which dishonesty is not a necessary factor.
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Directors can similarly be liable forbreachofduty, and so to restore the money wrongfully paid away, if they failed to take reasonable care.
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It is usually used where thebreachofdutywas ongoing or when the gain is hard to identify.
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A bond is required in order to compensate an individual harmed as a result of abreachofdutyby the notary.
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A fiduciary may retain gains that are properly to be regarded as the product of his own skill and labour, rather thanbreachofduty.
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If a trustee had acted inbreachofduty, but within its powers, then a transaction was voidable.
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The court held that there was nobreachofdutyof care for failing to attend bank meetings.
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Once abreachofdutyof care has been established, an action brought in a common law court would most likely be successful.
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Shareholders may pass a resolution ratifying abreachofduty, but under section 239 they must be uninterested in the transaction.
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