Is it illegal to break a contract?
<p>Is it illegal (or criminal) to break a contract?  For example when you agree to a websites Terms of Service, if you violate a term, are you breaking the law?</p>

<p>It is illegal to break a contract. It is generally not a crime to break a contract.</p>

<p>Most legal systems make a distinction between illegal acts that are civil wrongs and illegal acts that are criminal wrongs. Civil wrongs may be committed against a person or the state and are subject to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_remedy" rel="nofollow noreferrer">remedy</a>. Criminal wrongs are committed against the state and are subject to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punishment" rel="nofollow noreferrer">punishment</a>.</p>

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