English Explanatory Dictionary

quasi-contract

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

quasi-contract quasi-contracts

Etymology

From quasi- + contract.

Derived words

quasi-contractual
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