Meanings
noununjust enrichment (countable and uncountable, plural unjust enrichments)
plural unjust enrichments
- countableuncountablelawA benefit gained at another's expense without legally justifiable grounds, such as one gained by mistake.
Synonyms: undue enrichment, unjustified enrichment
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA benefit gained at another's expense without legally justifiable grounds, such as one gained by mistake.
Similar
undue enrichmentunjustified enrichment
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 不當得利 /不当得利
- 不當得利 /不当得利 (búdàng délì)benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
Czech bezdůvodné obohacení
- bezdůvodné obohaceníbenefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
Dutch ongerechtvaardigde verrijking, verrijking zonder oorzaak
- ongerechtvaardigde verrijkingbenefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
- verrijking zonder oorzaakbenefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
French enrichissement sans cause
- enrichissement sans causebenefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
German ungerechtfertigte Bereicherung
- ungerechtfertigte Bereicherungbenefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
Italian ingiustificato arricchimento, arricchimento senza causa
- ingiustificato arricchimentobenefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
- arricchimento senza causabenefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
Portuguese enriquecimento sem causa, enriquecimento ilícito
- enriquecimento sem causabenefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
- enriquecimento ilícitobenefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
Russian неосновательное обогащение
- неосновательное обогащение (neosnovatelʹnoje obogaščenije)benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
Spanish enriquecimiento injusto, enriquecimiento sin causa
- enriquecimiento injustobenefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
- enriquecimiento sin causabenefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
Swedish obehörig vinst
- obehörig vinstbenefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
Thai ลาภมิควรได้
- ลาภมิควรได้benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
Welsh ymgyfoethogi anghyfiawn
- ymgyfoethogi anghyfiawnbenefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
Cite this entry
APA
unjust enrichment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unjust%20enrichment
MLA
“unjust enrichment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unjust%20enrichment. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unjust enrichment,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unjust%20enrichment.
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