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Anticipatory breach

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000518

A clear and unequivocal indication by one party to a contract, before the performance is due, that they will not fulfill their contractual obligations. This allows the non-breaching party to immediately sue for damages without waiting for the actual breach date. The non-breaching party may also suspend their own performance.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000518
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000518",
  "term": "Anticipatory breach",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A clear and unequivocal indication by one party to a contract, before the performance is due, that they will not fulfill their contractual obligations. This allows the non-breaching party to immediately sue for damages without waiting for the actual breach date. The non-breaching party may also suspend their own performance.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/anticipatory-breach/"
}

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