quasi contract
noun Law.
an obligation imposed by law in the absence of a contract to prevent unjust enrichment.
Origin of quasi contract
First recorded in 1720–30
Words nearby quasi contract
quash,
quasheba,
quashee,
quashi,
quasi,
quasi contract,
quasi-,
quasi-contract,
quasi-judicial,
quasi-quotation,
quasi-stellar object
Example sentences from the Web for quasi-contract
If it is possible to speak here of a contract, their quasi-contract is made and settled for them beforehand.
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 2 (of 6) |Hippolyte A. Taine
British Dictionary definitions for quasi-contract
quasi-contract
noun
an implied contract which arises without the express agreement of the parties