breach of trust
noun[CorU]
ukuspluralbreaches of trustLAW
afailuretoactresponsiblyfor someone who has given you something tokeepsafe, forexamplemoneyor a company'ssecretinformation:
Thecompanyinitiatedlegalproceedingsallegingindustrialespionageandbreachoftrust.
Investors areclaiminglossesas aresultof abreachoftrustby thebank.