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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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