Breach of contract

breaking of a legal agreement

Breach of contract is a legal concept in which a binding agreement or bargained-for exchange is not honored by one or more of the parties to the contract by non-performance or interference with the other party's performance.
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Noun
1. a breach of a legal duty; failure to do something that is required in a contract
(hypernym) breach
(hyponym) anticipatory breach, constructive breach

failure to perform provisions of a contract.

A failure of a party to a contract to perform his or her obligations as agreed to within the contract. - (read more on Breach of contract)