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partial breach

partial breach

7.5
A break of a contract that does not end it but lets the harmed person ask for money
  • noun
  • /ˈpɑːrʧəl briːtʃ/
  • Jargon
translation icon : incumplimiento parcial
  • The contractor committed a partial breach of the agreement.

Examples

  • A partial breach does not necessarily void the entire contract, but it may result in compensation.

  • The contractor committed a partial breach by delivering the materials two days late.

  • The court ruled that only a partial breach had occurred, so the agreement remained in force.

  • A partial breach can still lead to significant financial losses.

  • The company can seek legal remedies since the supplier is in partial breach of their contract regarding delivery schedules.

  • After the government failed to provide the promised funding, the nonprofit organization argued that it was in partial breach of the agreement.

  • The contractor's failure to meet the deadlines constituted a partial breach of the contract, allowing the client to request compensation.

How Serious

material breach
  • Formal
6 8.2
breach of contract
  • Formal
12 3.6
partial breach
  • Jargon
7.5
breach of warranty
  • Formal
4.4

Surface Forms

partial breach singular
partial breaches plural

Morphology

partial + breach

The meaning is directly compositional: 'partial' (only partly) modifies 'breach' (failure to observe an agreement) to indicate a breach that is not complete. While legal consequences (damages vs. termination) are specialist details, a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the basic meaning.

Etymology

The noun partial breach comes from the image of a small break: breach means a 'break' or 'tear' and partial means only part is broken. So it means a 'break' in a contract that does not destroy the whole deal and may let the person harmed 'ask for money'.