Specific performance — is an order of a court which requires a party to perform a specific act, usually what is stated in a contract. It is an alternative to award/ for awarding damages, and is classed as an equitable remedy commonly used in the form of injunctive… … Wikipedia
specific performance — see performance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. specific performance … Law dictionary
specific performance — ➔ performance * * * specific performance UK US noun [U] LAW ► an order given by a court stating that a contract for work must be carried out exactly as it was written, rather than someone receiving money instead: »An order for specific… … Financial and business terms
Specific performance — specific spe*cif ic (sp[ e]*s[i^]f [i^]k), a. [F. sp[ e]cifique, or NL. spesificus; L. species a particular sort or kind + facere to make. Cf. {specify}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or constituting a species; possessing the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
specific performance — n. Law the exact performance of a contract or an order compelling it … English World dictionary
specific performance — noun Date: 1750 1. the performance of a legal contract strictly or substantially according to its terms 2. an equitable remedy enjoining specific performance … New Collegiate Dictionary
specific performance — The right of a party to a contract to demand that a breaching party be ordered in a lawsuit judgment to perform the contract. Specific performance may be ordered instead of (or in addition to) a money payment if the contract can still be… … Business law dictionary
Specific performance (England und Wales) — Specific performance bezeichnet im Recht Englands und Wales ein remedy (etwa ‚Wiedergutmachung‘), die auf Vornahme einer bestimmten Handlung, meist Vornahme der vertraglichen Handlung, gerichtet ist. Es gehört zu den equitable remedies, da nach… … Deutsch Wikipedia
specific performance — noun the performance of a legal contract as specified by its terms • Hypernyms: ↑performance, ↑execution, ↑carrying out, ↑carrying into action … Useful english dictionary
specific performance — noun Law the performance of a contractual duty, as ordered in cases where damages would not be adequate remedy … English new terms dictionary
