[noun] a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
[noun] an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
[noun] a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations" Synonyms:rupture, break, severance, rift, falling out
[verb] act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law" Synonyms:transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, break
