performance

performance
Such a thorough fulfillment of a duty as puts an end to obligations by leaving nothing more to be done. Reid v Field, 83 Va 26, 32. The doing of the acts required by a contract at the time and place therefor and in the manner stipulated. 17 Am J2d Contr § 355. Nothing less than complete performance for the purposes of the exception from the requirements of the statute of frauds of a contract not to be performed within a year. 49 Am J1st Stat of F § 35. The giving of a show; the rendition of a musical or dramatic work in public. See part performance; specific performance.

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  • performance — [ pɛrfɔrmɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1839; mot angl. , de l a. fr. parformance (XVIe), de parformer « accomplir, exécuter » 1 ♦ Résultat chiffré obtenu dans une compétition (par un cheval, un athlète). Les performances d un champion. Performance homologuée.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • performance — per·for·mance n 1: work done in employment unsatisfactory performance 2 a: what is required to be performed in fulfillment of a contract, promise, or obligation substituted a new performance in novation of the contract b: the fulfillment of a… …   Law dictionary

  • Performance — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Mimo y Pintura …   Wikipedia Español

  • performance — per‧form‧ance [pəˈfɔːməns ǁ pərˈfɔːr ] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] FINANCE the degree to which a company, investment, financial market etc is profitable: • The company is showing strong performance and doing considerably better than the… …   Financial and business terms

  • Performance — [pə fɔ:məns] (englisch für ‚Durchführung‘, ‚Aufführung‘, ‚Darstellung‘, ‚Leistung‘) bezeichnet: Performance (Kunst), eine Form der Aktionskunst Leistung (Informatik), das Zeitverhalten von Programmen (Software) und Geräten (Hardware) in der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • performance — Voz inglesa usada con frecuencia en español, especialmente en los países de América del Sur. Es anglicismo evitable, pues en todos los casos pueden encontrarse términos españoles de sentido equivalente: a) Cuando significa ‘resultado obtenido en… …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • Performance — Per*form ance, n. The act of performing; the carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action; as, the performance of an undertaking of a duty. [1913 Webster] Promises are not binding where the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • performance — [n1] accomplishment achievement, act, administration, attainment, carrying out, completion, conduct, consummation, discharge, doing, enforcement, execution, exploit, feat, fruition, fulfillment, pursuance, realization, work; concept 706 Ant.… …   New thesaurus

  • performance — 1530s, carrying out of a promise, duty, etc., from PERFORM (Cf. perform) + ANCE (Cf. ance). Meaning a thing performed is from 1590s; that of action of performing a play, etc. is from 1610s; that of a public entertainment is from 1709. Performance …   Etymology dictionary

  • performance — /pə fɔ:məns/, it. /per formans/ s. ingl. [der. di (to ) perform compiere, eseguire ], usato in ital. al femm., invar. 1. a. [resa in una competizione, in una gara, anche non sportiva: una p. di rilievo ] ▶◀ prestazione, prova, risultato,… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • Performance —    Drame de Nicholas Roeg et Donald Cammell, avec James Fox, Mick Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, Michèle Breton.   Pays: Grande Bretagne   Date de sortie: 1970   Technique: couleurs   Durée: 1 h 45    Résumé    Un truand en cavale se réfugie chez une… …   Dictionnaire mondial des Films

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