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1<\/b> :<\/b> work done in employment [unsatisfactory ]
2 a<\/b> :<\/b> what is required to be performed in fulfillment of a contract, promise, or obligation [substituted a new in novation of the contract]
b<\/b> :<\/b> the fulfillment of a contract, promise, or obligation <\/p>\n

part performance<\/b>
1<\/b> :<\/b> partial performance of a contract, promise, or obligation
2<\/b> :<\/b> a doctrine which provides an exception to the Statute of Frauds requirement that a contract be in writing by treating partial performance and the acceptance of it by the other party as evidence of an enforceable contract compare partial breach<\/i> at breach<\/a> <\/p>\n

spe·cif·ic performance<\/b>
1<\/b> :<\/b> the complete or exact fulfillment of the terms of a contract, promise, or obligation
2<\/b> :<\/b> an equitable remedy that requires a party to fulfill the exact terms of a contract, promise, obligation, or decree mandating a remedy and that is used when legal remedies (as damages) are inadequate [the common law prohibition against specific performance<\/i> as a remedy for alleged breach of employment contract “Chady v. Solomon Schechter Day Schs.<\/i>, 645 N.E.2d 983 (1995)”] compare injunction<\/a> <\/p>\n

substantial performance<\/b>
1<\/b> :<\/b> performance of the essential terms of a contract, promise, or obligation [a contractor is not entitled to a lien in the absence of substantial performance<\/i> “Casa Linda Tile & Marble Installers, Inc. v. Highlands Place 1981 Ltd.<\/i>, 642 So. 2d 766 (1994)”]
2<\/b> :<\/b> a doctrine which permits a party (as a builder) that acted in good faith to recover from the other party to a contract for a performance that departs in minor respects from what was promised compare material breach<\/i> at breach<\/a>
3<\/b> :<\/b> a public rendition or presentation of an artistic work <\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Source: Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law \u00a91996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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