breach

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That was held up as a great breach of etiquette, instigating calls for additional officials and even video reviews in a sport where competitors have traditionally called their own fouls.

From Los Angeles Times

A director who invests personally in a startup in the same industry without first clearing it with his company could be breaching that duty, legal experts say.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ireland’s data protection watchdog DPC said on Tuesday it is investigating X over concerns it could be breaching European Union privacy rules.

From The Wall Street Journal

In November, some parents near Dunstable in Bedfordshire said they feared their children were being "treated like criminals" after being sent to isolation for what they felt were justifiable breaches of uniform rules.

From BBC

An alternative would be to borrow the money but the Treasury would be reluctant to breach its borrowing targets for fear of spooking the financial markets.

From BBC