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Unjust enrichment — is a legal term in English law and in several other jurisdictions, denoting a particular type of causative event in which one party is unjustly enriched at the expense of another, and an obligation to make restitution arises, regardless of… … Wikipedia
unjust enrichment — unjust en·rich·ment n 1: the retaining of a benefit (as money) conferred by another when principles of equity and justice call for restitution to the other party; also: the retaining of property acquired esp. by fraud from another in… … Law dictionary
UNJUST ENRICHMENT — The Concept The law of obligations deals with obligations arising from both contract and tort, i.e., those undertaken by the party or parties concerned of their own free will and those imposed by law on a person – against his will – in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
unjust enrichment doctrine — General principle that one person should not be permitted unjustly to enrich himself at expense of another, but should be required to make restitution of or for property or benefits received, retained or appropriated, where it is just and… … Black's law dictionary
unjust enrichment — /ˌʌndʒʌst ɛnˈrɪtʃmənt/ (say .unjust en richmuhnt) noun the obtaining of money by unjust means, as by capitalising on another s mistake …
unjust enrichment — Where there is the inability, or unwillingness to pass on to customers a refund of a sum of money that, for all practical purposes, they paid to as VAT which wasn t due. HM Customs & Revenue Glossary … Financial and business terms
unjust enrichment — Improper or unfair gain of property or money, which the recipient is required to return to the rightful owner, even if the property was not obtained illegally … Business law dictionary
unjust enrichment — noun : acquisition of property under such circumstances that one is legally or equitably bound to make restitution of it … Useful english dictionary
English unjust enrichment law — is a developing area of law in unjust enrichment. Traditionally, work on unjust enrichment has been dealt with under the title of restitution . Restitution is a gain based remedy, the opposite of compensation, as a loss based remedy. But the… … Wikipedia
unjust — un·just adj: characterized by injustice: deficient in justice and fairness an unjust sentence un·just·ly adv un·just·ness n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
