breach of promise (English, noun)
expansion: breach of promise (countable and uncountable, plural breaches of promise)
Senses:
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see breach, promise.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: law
glosses: A tort in common law arising when a man withdraws an earlier promise to marry a woman; abolished in many jurisdictions.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: breaches of promise
tags: plural
form: breach of contract to marry
tags: alternative
form: breach of marriage promise
tags: alternative
form: breach of promise of marriage
tags: alternative
form: breach of promise to marry
tags: alternative
form: breach-of-promise
tags: alternative
attributive