breach of promise
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of breach of promise
First recorded in 1580–90
Example Sentences
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The reason is not because you’re contesting the will, but are effectively bringing a case against your stepmother’s alleged breach of promise.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 23, 2026
Then stuff happened, including the birth of two children, and a breach of promise suit that made headlines in 1893.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2018
There have been demands that India's law should be amended so that "breach of promise to marriage" is treated as cheating and fraud, not as rape.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2016
“This is a breach of promise of making safety the No. 1 goal of the agency and the Transportation Department,” Jasny said in a telephone interview today.
From BusinessWeek ● Dec. 23, 2011
“He had a breach of promise with a hairdresser, a widow, who came to Ann Arbor from St. Louis, Mich.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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