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Substantial performance

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004746

A legal doctrine in contract law that allows a party to recover payment under a contract even if they have not fully completed all terms. This applies when the performance is nearly complete and the remaining defects are minor and can be remedied. The non-breaching party is entitled to damages for the minor deviations from the contract terms.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004746
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A legal doctrine in contract law that allows a party to recover payment under a contract even if they have not fully completed all terms. This applies when the performance is nearly complete and the remaining defects are minor and can be remedied. The non-breaching party is entitled to damages for the minor deviations from the contract terms.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/substantial-performance/"
}

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