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Breach
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Breach
Forensics An infraction or violation of the law, which is either intentional—an act of commission—or unintentional—omission
Informatics See Security breach
UK medicine The passing of the targeted date for a patient to be seen by a consultant to begin definitive therapy for cancer. The clock starts when the patient is flagged at the gatekeeper level by the GP. A breach is said to have occurred if therapy hasn’t begun or been offered to the patient by day 62

breach,
n action taken by one party in an agreement that serves to convince the other party that the terms of the contract will not be fulfilled. The faithful party may consider the contract canceled at that point.


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The Citizens suffered a setback when goalkeeper Craig Turns was stuck in traffic and striker Adam Johnston stepped into the breach to don the keeper's jersey for the whole 90 minutes.
However Hodgson is full of praise for Darren Holloway and Joey Hutchinson who have stepped into the breach, despite not being fully match fit.
Mr Pearson has stepped into the breach as president after, under the rotation system, a number of professionals who would have been eligible ere unable to accept the position because of work pressure as they do not have staff to oversee their shops when they are away.
 
 
 
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