Total breach

Definition
: a breach of contract under the Restatement (Second) of Contracts that is so substantial that it gives rise to the right to cancel the contract and sue for damages
2 a  : a violation or disturbance of something (as a law or condition) <find both the State and the minor guilty of gross ~es of the rules of procedure ­In re D.L.B., 429 N.E.2d 615 (1981)> <a ~ of security>
esp
: See also breach of the peace
b  : an act of breaking out <~ of prison>
3  : the condition of having committed a breach of contract ­used in the phrase in breach <a terminating party who is not in ~ is entitled to expenses ­C&S/Sovran Corp. v. First Fed. Sav. Bank of Brunswick, 463 S.E.2d 892 (1995)>



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arrest warrant

a warrant issued to a law enforcement officer ordering the officer to arrest and bring the person named in the warrant before the court or a magistrate


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