breach of promise
a violation of one's promise, especially of a promise to marry a specific person.
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How to use breach of promise in a sentence
He's the lawyer retained by General Hastings in the matter of a certain breach-of-promise suit.
Within the Law | Marvin DanaThis was in 1632, and is undoubtedly the first breach-of-promise case that had occurred in the colony.
Curiosities of History | William W. WheildonI'm no breach-of-promise lady—Chops and tomato sauce indeed!
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes | Israel ZangwillThat belongs to yellow-backed penny-dreadfuls and Sunday supplement tales of breach-of-promise suits.
The Gorgeous Girl | Nalbro BartleyDavid, old boy, this picture would make a good exhibit in a breach-of-promise suit.
Dave Darrin's Second Year at Annapolis | H. Irving Hancock
British Dictionary definitions for breach of promise
law (formerly) failure to carry out one's promise to marry
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