specific performance
noun
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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Consider negotiating for: A salary review tied to specific performance milestones.
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Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Actually worse than the Blueprint’s excessive spending requirements is the school reform plan’s lack of specific performance objectives and milestones.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2025
Despite concerns surrounding potential drug price controls, which Wall Street analysts anticipate will likely face legal challenges and be difficult to implement, AbbVie’s specific performance appears robust, largely driven by its successful immunology drugs.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
There is a case from 2024 that dealt with the issue, just Google Lyman v. Lanser dog case specific performance.
—Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025
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Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Actually worse than the Blueprint’s excessive spending requirements is the school reform plan’s lack of specific performance objectives and milestones.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2025
Despite concerns surrounding potential drug price controls, which Wall Street analysts anticipate will likely face legal challenges and be difficult to implement, AbbVie’s specific performance appears robust, largely driven by its successful immunology drugs.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
There is a case from 2024 that dealt with the issue, just Google Lyman v. Lanser dog case specific performance.
—Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025
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“Specific performance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/specific%20performance. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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