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specific performance

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

Origin:
1870–75
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specific performance  
n.   Law
The performance of a contract as specified in its terms.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry: specific performance
see PERFORMANCE
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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