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What does Specific Performance mean?

A legal remedy requiring a party to fulfill their specific contractual obligations instead of merely paying money for a breach.

Specific Performance in a sentence
For unique items like rare art, a court might order specific performance, forcing the seller to deliver the actual item rather than pay monetary damages.

Specific Performance in German, French, Spanish and Italian

German
Spezifische Vertragserfüllung
also Realerfüllung

Gerichtliche Anordnung zur tatsächlichen Vertragserfüllung statt Geldersatz.

French
Exécution en nature
also Exécution forcée

Recours obligeant une partie à exécuter la prestation promise.

Spanish
Cumplimiento específico

Remedio legal que obliga a cumplir exactamente con lo pactado en el contrato.

Italian
Esecuzione in forma specifica
also Adempimento specifico

Provvedimento che obbliga la parte inadempiente all'esecuzione esatta della prestazione.

Synonyms and opposites for Specific Performance

  • Synonym Equitable remedy
  • Opposite Monetary damages

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