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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

nonaccomplishment, nonachievement go
an act that does not achieve its intended goal

mistake, error, fault go
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

omission, skip go
a mistake resulting from neglect

failure go
an unexpected omission

breach go
a failure to perform some promised act or obligation

breach of contract
a breach of a legal duty

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anticipatory breach, constructive breach go
a breach of contract committed prior to the time of required performance
breach of the covenant of warranty go
a failure of the seller's guarantee of good title
breach of promise go
failure to keep a promise (of marriage)
breach of trust go
violation (either through fraud or negligence) by a trustee of a duty that equity requires of him
breach of warranty go
a breach that occurs when an item is deficient according to the terms of a warranty
material breach go
a breach serious enough to destroy the value of the contract and to give a basis for an action for breach of contract
partial breach go
a breach that does not destroy the value of the contract but can give rise to a claim for damages