breach+of+duty
41Breach of confidence — The tort of breach of confidence, is a common law tort that protects private information that is conveyed in confidence. A claim for breach of confidence typically requires the information to be of a confidential nature, which was communicated in …
42Duty to warn — A duty to warn is a concept that arises in the law of torts in a number of circumstances, indicating that a party will be held liable for injuries caused to another, where the party had the opportunity to warn the other of a hazard and failed to… …
43Breach of faith — Faith Faith (f[=a]th), n. [OE. feith, fayth, fay, OF. feid, feit, fei, F. foi, fr. L. fides; akin to fidere to trust, Gr. pei qein to persuade. The ending th is perhaps due to the influence of such words as truth, health, wealth. See {Bid},… …
44Breach of the peace — Peace Peace, n. [OE. pees, pais, OF. pais, paiz, pes, F. paix, L. pax, pacis, akin to pacere, paciscere, pacisci, to make an agreement, and prob. also pangere to fasten. Cf. {Appease}, {Fair}, a., {Fay}, v., {Fang}, {Pacify}, {Pact}, {Pay} to… …
45duty of care — du·ty of care d(y)üt ē əv ke(ə)r, ka(ə)r n a duty to use care toward others that would be exercised by an ordinarily resonable and prudent person in order to protect them from unnecessary risk of harm <in a typical medical malpractice lawsuit …
46breach of contract — A failure without legal excuse to perform any promise which forms a whole or a part of a contract, including the refusal of a party to recognize the existence of the contract or the doing of something inconsistent with its existence. National… …
47breach of trust — 1. Law. a violation of duty by a trustee. 2. a violation of duty or responsibility. [1875 80] * * * …
48breach of trust — noun 1. Law a violation of duty by a trustee. 2. a violation of duty by any fiduciary …
49breach — A break; a breaking; a violation; the violation of an obligation, engagement or duty; a hernia …
50breach of covenant — The violation of a covenant by an act or omission, depending upon whether the duty prescribed by the covenant is one of action or refraining from an act …
