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Part Performance: When someone has partially fulfilled their obligations under a contract, it is called part performance. For example, if someone promised to sell their car to another person, and the buyer has already paid some of the money, this is considered part performance. The part-performance doctrine is a legal principle that allows a court to enforce a contract even if it is not fully performed, as long as there is evidence of part performance.
Part performance refers to the act of fulfilling some, but not all, of the terms of a contract. It is a legal doctrine that allows a party to enforce a contract even if it has not been fully performed.
These examples illustrate how part performance allows a party to enforce a contract even if the other party has not fully performed. In both cases, the parties have fulfilled some of the terms of the contract, but not all of them. However, the party that has fulfilled its obligations can still seek legal remedies for the other party's failure to perform.