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View synonyms for breach of promise

breach of promise

noun

, Law.
  1. a violation of one's promise, especially of a promise to marry a specific person.


breach of promise

noun

  1. law (formerly) failure to carry out one's promise to marry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of breach of promise1

First recorded in 1580–90
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Example Sentences

He's the lawyer retained by General Hastings in the matter of a certain breach-of-promise suit.

This was in 1632, and is undoubtedly the first breach-of-promise case that had occurred in the colony.

I'm no breach-of-promise lady—Chops and tomato sauce indeed!

That belongs to yellow-backed penny-dreadfuls and Sunday supplement tales of breach-of-promise suits.

David, old boy, this picture would make a good exhibit in a breach-of-promise suit.

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