breach of covenant

breach of covenant — phrase failure to do what you have agreed to do in a covenant Thesaurus: miscellaneous crimeshyponym general words for crimessynonym Main entry: covenant …   Useful english dictionary

breach of covenant — The violation of a covenant by an act or omission, depending upon whether the duty prescribed by the covenant is one of action or refraining from an act …   Ballentine's law dictionary

breach of covenant — failure to do what you have agreed to do in a covenant …   English dictionary

covenant — cov·e·nant / kə və nənt/ n 1: an official agreement or compact an international covenant on human rights 2 a: a contract in its entirety or a promise within a contract for the performance or nonperformance of a particular act a covenant not to… …   Law dictionary

breach — / brēch/ n 1 a: a violation in the performance of or a failure to perform an obligation created by a promise, duty, or law without excuse or justification breach of duty: a breach of a duty esp. by a fiduciary (as an agent or corporate officer)… …   Law dictionary

covenant — An agreed action to be undertaken ( Positive) or not done ( Negative). A breach of a covenant is a default. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary A stipulation in a loan agreement which restricts the borrower s freedom of action while the loan is… …   Financial and business terms

breach — The breaking or violating of a law, right, obligation, engagement, or duty, either by commission or omission. Exists where one party to contract fails to carry out term, promise, or condition of the contract Rights and remedies. Parts 6 and 7 of… …   Black's law dictionary

covenant — Words used in a deed whereby the grantor, the grantee, or each of them, binds himself to the other for the performance or nonperformance of a particular act or thing, or for the existence or nonexistence of a particular state of facts, and for… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

covenant — covenantal /kuv euh nan tl/, adj. /kuv euh neuhnt/, n. 1. an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not do something specified. 2. Law. an incidental clause in such an agreement. 3. Eccles. a solemn agreement between the… …   Universalium

covenant — I UK [ˈkʌvənənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms covenant : singular covenant plural covenants 1) a) legal a legal agreement between two people, for example one relating to a house, land, or property b) a legal agreement to give money regularly… …   English dictionary

covenant — cov|e|nant1 [ kʌvənənt ] noun count 1. ) a legal agreement between two people, for example one relating to a house, land, or property a ) breach of covenant failure to do what you have agreed to do in a covenant 2. ) a formal agreement or promise …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English