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specific performance

noun

Definition of SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE

1
:  the performance of a legal contract strictly or substantially according to its terms
2
:  an equitable remedy enjoining specific performance
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First Known Use of SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE

1750

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