breach

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Marshall, from Carluke in South Lanarkshire, was on remand for unpaid fines and breach of the peace charges when he experienced a mental health crisis.

From BBC

A pension-fund shareholder sued, alleging the company had breached its fiduciary duty.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Engaging in armed conflict in breach of international law is a precarious business."

From BBC

In January, Venture Global won an arbitration case against Repsol, which had accused the supplier of breaching contracts to profit from a surge in energy prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

From Barron's

In Dawlish, Devon, two black swan nests and 10 eggs were washed away after consecutive January storms brought torrential rain and caused the brook to breach its banks.

From BBC