Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• BREACH OF CONTRACT
  
  Violation of any of the terms or conditions of a contract without legal excuse; default; nonperformance. The nonbreaching party can usually seek one of three alternative remedies upon a material breach of the contract: rescission of the contract, action for money damages or an action for specific performance.
  
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