nonperformance
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The report defines “forced labor” as “all work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Injuries, nonperformance, bad luck and questionable team preparation all resulted in the Kraken failing to replicate the prior season’s 100 points and playoff run deep into the second round.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2024
“It just fills an enormous hole when you go from 10 photos — nonperformance photos of the godfather of go-go — to 2,010.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2021
Declaring force majeure may allow a party to a contract to avoid liability for nonperformance.
From Reuters • Feb. 10, 2020
In Hartford, a handful of patrons take serious exception to Rosie’s nonperformance, as well as the continued presence of the Lovely Lucinda sideshow banner despite the unfortunate absence of the Lovely Lucinda.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
