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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The arbitrator shall have the authority to grant specific performance and to allocate between the parties the costs of arbitration (including service fees, arbitrator fees and all other fees related to the arbitration) in such equitable manner as the arbitrator may determine.
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Big Think, 10 June 2020
The rule could also dictate specific performance measures executives would have to hit and could limit the powers of a board compensation committee in using discretion in adjusting payouts.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 May 2024
Tudyk’s weird, physically specific performance remains the series’ biggest draw by far.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
Perhaps that’s why Back to Black highlights these specific performances in her stacked but ultimately short tenure as a sensational singer.
—Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 18 May 2024
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Big Think, 10 June 2020
The rule could also dictate specific performance measures executives would have to hit and could limit the powers of a board compensation committee in using discretion in adjusting payouts.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 May 2024
Tudyk’s weird, physically specific performance remains the series’ biggest draw by far.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
Perhaps that’s why Back to Black highlights these specific performances in her stacked but ultimately short tenure as a sensational singer.
—Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 18 May 2024
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“Specific performance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/specific%20performance. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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