“A breech of contract was filed today.”
Confusables Entry 1353 / 1605 60-second read
Breech vs. Breach
The back end versus a break or violation.
The comparisoni
“A breach of contract was filed today — breach means a break or violation. Breech is the rear of a gun (or a baby presenting bottom-first).”
The ruleii
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BREECH = back end. BREACH = break.
BREACH (with an A) means a gap, break, or violation — breach of trust, breach of the wall. BREECH (with two Es) is the back part of a gun barrel; "breech birth" is a baby born bottom-first. Used wrong constantly in legal writing.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
BreAch = brAke. BreEch = rEar.