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incumplir

to breach

verb een-koom-PLEER Rare

Also means

to fail to comply

Usage Note

Incumplir means to fail to fulfil an obligation, contract, or promise, and is the standard legal and administrative term for breach: incumplir un contrato ('to breach a contract'). The related noun is incumplimiento (m). Its opposite is cumplir ('to comply with', 'to fulfil'). It is a formal verb rarely replaced by colloquial alternatives.

Examples

"La empresa incumplió el contrato firmado."

Natural Translation

The company breached the signed contract.

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