Breach

contracts, torts, the as a breacly of a covenant is the non-performance of a covenant; the breach of a duty, is the refusal or neglect to execute an office, trust or the like, according to law; breach of the peace, is the disturbance’ of the public peace. Vide article Peace. Breach of prison, is the act of escaping from prison. A breach‘ of promise, is the non-performance of a promise or engagement. For breaches of contracts, the remedy is by an action on such contracts; for the breach of those duties which amount to quasi contracts, the remedy is also a civil action; and for breaches of peace or violations of the public law, the offender may be indicted for a misdemeanor.