anticipatory breach

anticipatory breach

A breach of contract caused by a party’s anticipatory repudiation, i.e., unequivocally indicating that the party will not perform when performance is due.

? Under these circumstances, the nonbreaching party may elect to treat the repudiation as an immediate breach and sue for damages.

¡ª Also termed breach by anticipatory repudiation; constructive breach. See anticipatory repudiation under REPUDIATION. [Cases: Contracts 313. C.J.S. Contracts ¡ì 534.]


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