Legal dictionary

Anticipatory breach

Where a party to a contract repudiates his/her obligations under the contract before fully performing those obligations. This can occur either by words "I will not make any more payments" or actions "stopping making any more payments".

As a result, the other party does not have to perform his/her obligations under the contract and cannot be liable for not doing so.

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