quasi-contract en · NOUN
Etymology
From quasi- + contract.
Meanings
- An obligation of one party to another created by the law in the absence of an agreement; not based upon the intentions or expressions of the parties; typical cases include unjust enrichment, negotiorum gestio, and solutio indebiti.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| quasi-contracts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (9)
nl quasi-contract (implied-in-law contract) · it quasi contratto (implied-in-law contract) · es cuasicontrato (implied-in-law contract) · cmn 準合同 /准合同 (implied-in-law contract) · pt quase-contrato (implied-in-law contract) · nl oneigenlijke overeenkomst (implied-in-law contract) · fr quasi-contrat (implied-in-law contract) · el οιονεί σύμβαση (implied-in-law contract) · cy lled-gontract (implied-in-law contract)