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noun Law.

(especially in the sale of land) literal compliance with one's contractual promises pursuant to a judicial mandate.

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Origin of specific performance

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby specific performance

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How to use specific performance in a sentence

He throws every fiber of his being into each performance, altering his posture, elocution, temperament, and more.
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One specific kind of emergency is at the heart of this, such as when an airplane suffers a loss of stability at night.
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The hope was that greater transparency about performance would drive results.
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So too with a vaccine that provokes a specific immune response aimed at a specific RNA sequence.
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Tony Shalhoub, Act One Sometimes you realize the power of a performance only when it remains in your mind many months later.
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The specific gravity is most conveniently estimated by means of the urinometer—Squibb's is preferable (Fig. 14).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
One frequently wishes to ascertain the specific gravity of quantities of fluid too small to float an urinometer.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
When the days were fine, Jean in his basket assisted at the dramatic performance in the market-place.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Men's probable actions are calculated by the law of reason; but their performance is usually the result of caprice.
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I thought we were in for an encore performance, but gradually the uproar died away, and by midnight all was quiet.
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British Dictionary definitions for specific performance

specific performance

noun

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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