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unperformance en · NOUN

Etymology

From un- + performance.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) Failure to perform an act.
   • CONDITION […] is a restraint annexed to a thing, so that by the unperformance the party to it shall receive prejudice and loss, and by the performance, commodity and advantage; […] 1870, Samuel Orchart Beeton, Beeton's Science, Art, and Literature, page 546:
   • We have seen that A has an 'equity to rescind', ie, the ability to petition the court of equity for an order of 'specific unperformance'. The question then is whether A can additionally effect a retransfer of the right themselves, without the aid of either the court or the defendant. 2024, Paul S. Davies, Hans Tjio, Fraud and Risk in Commercial Law, page 186:

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Synonyms

nonperformance