Anticipatory breach:
A) is addressed by U.C.C. Section 2-207, not by the common law
B) means that an otherwise valid contract will not be enforced by the courts because of a subsequent illegality
C) holds that a party may breach a contract if it no longer has an "essential need" for the purpose of the contract
D) is prohibited by the U.C.C., but allowed by the common law
E) none of the other choices

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Anticipatory breach, or anticipatory repudiation, occurs when one party to a contract indicates in advance that they will not be fulfilling their contractual obligations. This concept is recognized both in common law and under the Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.), but none of the provided choices accurately describe anticipatory breach or its treatment under the U.C.C. or common law.

Anticipatory Breach