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Inggris Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Breach

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34264942

"Migrant crisis: Dozens reach Croatia as Hungary border sealed ................................................

On Tuesday, Hungary declared a state of emergency in the area, with hundreds of army and police deployed to enforce new laws making it an offence to breach a razor-wire border fence. ............................................"

Is .............................."making it an offence to breach (crossing) a razor-wire border fence." more sensible? Emotion: thinking
  

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No.

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fivejedjonNo.
But if in this case:

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/breach

breach (verb) ..................(BREAK PROMISE/RULE) .......... to
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In the original sentence, 'breach' means, 'make an opening in a wall or fence" (same dictionary).
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inggrisIs .............................."making it an offence to breach (crossing) a razor-wire border fence." more sensible?
No, it's not more sensible. to breach a fence = to break through a fence, e.g., cut a hole in it.

Of course, if you break through a border fence, it's because you want to cross the border, but the idea of crossing is not the m
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