quasi-contract

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounquasi-contract (plural quasi-contracts)

plural quasi-contracts

  1. lawAn 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.

Origin

From quasi- + contract.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 準合同 /准合同
  • 準合同 /准合同 (zhǔnhétóng)implied-in-law contract
Dutch oneigenlijke overeenkomst, quasi-contract
  • oneigenlijke overeenkomstimplied-in-law contract
  • quasi-contractimplied-in-law contract
French quasi-contrat
  • quasi-contratimplied-in-law contract
Greek οιονεί σύμβαση
  • οιονεί σύμβαση (oioneí sýmvasi)implied-in-law contract
Italian quasi contratto
  • quasi contrattoimplied-in-law contract
Portuguese quase-contrato
  • quase-contratoimplied-in-law contract
Spanish cuasicontrato
  • cuasicontratoimplied-in-law contract
Welsh lled-gontract
  • lled-gontractimplied-in-law contract
Cite this entry
APA

quasi-contract. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasi-contract

MLA

“quasi-contract.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasi-contract. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quasi-contract,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasi-contract.

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