break a law
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break the law — index disobey, offend (violate the law), trespass Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
break a law — verb To violate a law. See Also: break the law … Wiktionary
break the law — Synonyms and related words: breach the law, care naught for, circumvent the law, commit a crime, contravene, defy, disobey, disobey the law, disregard, disregard the law, flout, go counter to, ignore, infract, infringe, not conform, not heed, not … Moby Thesaurus
break — / brāk/ vb broke / brōk/, bro·ken, / brō kən/, break·ing, / brā kiŋ/ vt 1 a: violate transgress break the law … Law dictionary
break the law/rules — not obey the law, commit a crime If you rob a store, you are breaking the law … English idioms
break-up fee — USA Also known as a break fee or a termination fee. This term has a number of meanings. In the context of: • Mergers and acquisitions, a payment from the seller to the buyer if a merger or acquisition transaction is not completed as a result of… … Law dictionary
break clause — A provision in a lease allowing either landlord or tenant to give notice to the other to terminate the lease at a fixed time before the end of its full period. Easyform Glossary of Law Terms. UK law terms. break clause … Law dictionary
break fee — Fee payable by one party to the other if the deal does not proceed for a specified reason (e.g., seller has agreed to sell the business to another party). Provision can be unenforceable if not drafted properly; in particular, it needs to be a… … Law dictionary
break in — vi: to enter something (as a building or computer system) without privilege (as consent) or by force Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. break in … Law dictionary
break fees — Also known as failure costs agreements. A payment from the buyer or seller to the other (or possibly payable by the target itself) if the deal does not proceed to signing or closing. Common situations that trigger a break fee payment are breach… … Law dictionary
