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Chapter 18
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| remedy | method a court uses to compensate an injured party |
| breach of contract | he fails to perform a duty without a valid excuse |
| injunction | an order forcing someone to do something, or refrain from doing something, is an injunction |
| specific performance | forcing both parties to complete the deal |
| liquidated damage clause | a provision in the contract that declares in advance what one party will receive if the other side breaches |
| interest | a legal right on something |
| 4 principal contract interests | expectation interest reliance interest restitution interest equitable interest |
| expectation damages | compensatory " direct damages" consequential "special damage" incidental damages |
| legal remedies | money damages |
| equitable powers - 3 | specific performance injunction reformation |
| injunction | court order that requires someone to do something or refrain from doing something |
| preliminary injunction | an order issued early in a lawsuit prohibitively a party from doing something during the course of the lawsuit |
| reformation | a process in which a court will partially "re-write" a contract |
| mitigate | keep damages as low as he reasonably can |