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Then it's those laws that can be enforced. NDAs themselves are not laws, they're contracts. You can sue, but you can't arrest.

• dogma1138 11y ago
  Violating a contract can result in criminal charges not just civil suit, NDA's aren't special.
  • Tloewald 11y ago
    I am not a lawyer, but this seems wrong to me. Could you elaborate? (My whole point is that NDAs are contracts and not special. Breach of contract is not a crime; it's a "civil wrong" according to Wikipedia, as distinct from a "criminal offense".)
    • dogma1138 11y ago
      "Breach of Contract" on it's own might not be a crime, however some contracts may be enforced or protected by criminal laws here is a simple example your divorce settlement especially alimony (which may or may not include child support). When you divorce some one you sign the divorce papers which are a contract certain parts of that contract can be enforced by filing criminal charges, as in the US at least if you don't pay what you affirmed to pay you can be charged with non-support which in many states is a felony. http://www.ncsl.org/research/human-services/criminal-nonsupport-and-child-support.aspx http://www.ncsl.org/research/human-services/criminal-nonsupp...
    • Tloewald 11y ago
      You're confusing a breach of contract and the settlement of a suit. You sue for divorce and eventually reach a settlement. A settlement is enforced by the courts. (Having decided a breach exists and decided damages, the court can force a party to abide by the terms of the settlement.)