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. — Also termed breach by anticipatory repudiation; constructive breach. See anticipatory […]
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anticipatory breach of contract 合同之先期违约；预期违约 指合同一方当事人断言其将不履行合同确定的将来义务，在此种情况下，对方当事人可终止该合同。
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anticipatory breach 预期违约 指在履行期限到来之前，义务人以言词、行为明确而清楚地表明其将拒绝履行义务的意图，则这些言行是对合同的放弃，另一方当事人可据此视合同已被终止。预期违约多发生在销售合同中。在美国，各司法管辖区对此有不同的规定，有的认为当事人可在对方表示预期违约的意图之日提起违约之诉，有的则要求须至合同确定的履行之日才能开始诉讼。
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constructive breach 推定违约 指有合同履行义务之一方当事人，在合同履行日到来之前，以某种行为或声明表示其将不履行合同义务。它构成预期违约。 (→anticipatory breach of contract)
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Repudiation of a contractual duty before the time for performance, giving the injured party an immediate right to damages for total breach, as well as discharging the injured party’s remaining duties of performance. • This type of repudiation occurs when the promisor unequivocally disavows any intention to perform when the time for performance comes. Once
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breach of contract 违反合同；违约 没有合法根据而不履行构成合同全部或部分的允诺，通常表现为拒绝履行、不履行、迟延履行或不当履行等形式。拒绝履行可以发生在合同履行当日，也可发生在合同履行之前，此时构成预期违约〔anticipatory breach〕。合同一方违约，另一方有权要求其承担违约损害赔偿责任，并有权解除或终止合同，在某些案件中还可经由法院作出强制履行〔specific performance〕判决使合同得以实际履行。(→damages；performance)
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anticipatory repudiation 先期拒付；预期违约(→anticipatory breach )
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repudiation n. (1)拒绝履行合同 指合同一方当事人在履行期限到来之前以言语或行为明示或默示地表示将拒绝履行合同约定的义务。如果对方当事人以此作为违约并提起损害赔偿之诉的，则该拒绝履行即构成预期违约〔anticipatory breach〕。 (2)(大陆法)抛弃 多指离弃与之订婚的女子，也指遗弃妻子。 (3)(教会法)拒绝接受薪俸(→anticipatory repudiation; renunciation)
race to the courthouse. 1. Bankruptcy. The competition among creditors to make claims on assets, usu. motivated by the advantages to be gained by those who act first in preference to other creditors. • Chapter 11 of the Bank-ruptcy Code, as well as various other provisions, is intended to prevent a race to the courthouse
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retraction, n. 1. The act of taking or drawing back (retraction of anticipatory repudiation before breach of contract). 2. The act of recanting; a statement in recantation (retraction of a defamatory remark). [Cases: Libel and Slander 66. C.J.S. Libel and Slander; Injurious Falsehood§ 195.] 3. Wills & estates. A withdrawal of a renunciation (because of