specific performance
noun
1
: the performance of a legal contract strictly or substantially according to its terms
2
: an equitable remedy enjoining specific performance
Examples of specific performance in a Sentence
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The merger agreement includes a specific performance provision that allows Twitter to force Musk to consummate the deal, according to the original filing.
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Dallas News, 8 July 2022
Some have symptoms in all social situations, while others have specific performance triggers, like eating in public or speaking in class.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 15 Aug. 2023
In his ruling, Chalfant sided with the petitioners in ordering the state to commit to specific performance criteria in the event that its activities harmed wildlife and habitat.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
McCormick's April 2021 ruling in that case, available on the court's website, centered on a specific performance clause in the purchase contract—similar to the clause that Twitter is citing in its attempt to force Musk to complete his $44 billion purchase.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 15 July 2022
This would not preclude the government from setting its own outcomes standards in addition to accreditors’ standards, if Congress wishes to fund only schools that meet a specific performance benchmark.
—Preston Cooper, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
The reason specific performance is rarely issued might be because botched deals that land in court often result in renegotiation.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2022
For example, your clients’ answers can reveal whether their decision is driven more by issues of trust and control or a desire to avoid risk or reach specific performance goals.
—April Rudin, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2023
When engaging with individual buyers, sales teams can address specific performance metrics as detailed in the proxy statement to help prove how their solutions will help meet goals and produce measurable success.
—Anand Shah, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
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Dallas News, 8 July 2022
Some have symptoms in all social situations, while others have specific performance triggers, like eating in public or speaking in class.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 15 Aug. 2023
In his ruling, Chalfant sided with the petitioners in ordering the state to commit to specific performance criteria in the event that its activities harmed wildlife and habitat.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
McCormick's April 2021 ruling in that case, available on the court's website, centered on a specific performance clause in the purchase contract—similar to the clause that Twitter is citing in its attempt to force Musk to complete his $44 billion purchase.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 15 July 2022
This would not preclude the government from setting its own outcomes standards in addition to accreditors’ standards, if Congress wishes to fund only schools that meet a specific performance benchmark.
—Preston Cooper, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
The reason specific performance is rarely issued might be because botched deals that land in court often result in renegotiation.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2022
For example, your clients’ answers can reveal whether their decision is driven more by issues of trust and control or a desire to avoid risk or reach specific performance goals.
—April Rudin, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2023
When engaging with individual buyers, sales teams can address specific performance metrics as detailed in the proxy statement to help prove how their solutions will help meet goals and produce measurable success.
—Anand Shah, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
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First Known Use
1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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