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breaching

[/ˈbriːtʃɪŋ/]
verb (gerund/present participle) / noun
violação, ruptura, violando
1. Breaking through or violating an agreement, law, or barrier
The company is breaching the contract terms.
A empresa está violando os termos do contrato.
2. Breaking through a surface, especially water
The whale is breaching the ocean surface.
A baleia está saltando pela superfície do oceano.
3. Creating an opening or gap in a wall or fortification
The enemy forces are breaching the castle walls.
As forças inimigas estão abrindo uma brecha nas muralhas do castelo.
Synonyms
violatingbreakinginfringementrupturepiercingpenetrating
Antonyms
honoringobservingcomplyingsealingclosing

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
violação, violando
Most common usage in legal and formal contexts
Portugal
violação, rutura
Rutura more common for physical breaches; violação for legal breaches
General
infração
Used in regulatory and legal violations

Related Idioms & Phrases

breach of contract
breach of faith
breach of the peace
step into the breach
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