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specific performance

noun

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

specific performance

noun

  1. 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of specific performance1

First recorded in 1870–75

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