breach of promise

Example Sentences

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The reason is not because you’re contesting the will, but are effectively bringing a case against your stepmother’s alleged breach of promise.

From MarketWatch

“In my view this is a breach of promise,” Habeck told reporters in Berlin.

From Seattle Times

“A broken engagement was almost always a scandal, as it risked a woman’s reputation and meant a man might be sued for breach of promise,” Greig said.

From Los Angeles Times

When he married Wing, Pollard retaliated with a “breach of promise” lawsuit, which enabled Victorian-era women to seek legal redress after a broken engagement.

From Washington Post

Then stuff happened, including the birth of two children, and a breach of promise suit that made headlines in 1893.

From New York Times