Definition
To demonstrate (a rule, law, or policy) by breaking or breaching it.
In Context
- "Hamlet: Ay, marry, is't: But to my mind, though I am native here And to the manner born, it is a custom More honour'd in the breach than the observance."
- "Many religious precepts are honoured in the breach."
See Also
- honour in the breach
- more honored in the breach
- exception that proves the rule
- in spirit
- spirit of the law