From Longman Business Dictionaryspecific performancespeˌcific perˈformance [uncountable] LAWwhen a court orders someone to do what they had agreed to do in a contract etc rather than ordering them to pay DAMAGES (=money) as a punishment for not doing these thingsAn order for specific performance is one which requires the seller to deliver the goods and does not give him the option of paying damages instead.a specific performance claim → performance
