specific performance
(especially in the sale of land) literal compliance with one's contractual promises pursuant to a judicial mandate.
Origin of specific performance
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How to use specific performance in a sentence
Must he first go to court and obtain a judgment, a decree for specific performance of the contract of service?
Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William MaitlandBut take the case of a "hard bargain," where the chancellor in his discretion may deny specific performance.
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law | Roscoe PoundHence unless specific performance is granted, the plaintiff's legal right is defeated.
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law | Roscoe PoundHe had reference to a suit I had brought to enforce the specific performance of a contract.
Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) | William H. HerndonThe former spring either from the idea of sacrifice or of specific performance.
The Religious Sentiment | Daniel G. Brinton
British Dictionary definitions for specific performance
law a remedy awarded by a court requiring a person to fulfil obligations under a contract where damages are an insufficient remedy
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