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• quasi contract
  quasi contract

  noun

  an obligation imposed by law in the absence of a contract to prevent unjust enrichment.
• quasi-contract
  quasi-contract

  noun

  an implied contract which arises without the express agreement of the parties

quasi contract

American  

noun

Law.

1. an obligation imposed by law in the absence of a contract to prevent unjust enrichment.

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quasi-contract British  

noun

1. an implied contract which arises without the express agreement of the parties

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Etymology

Origin of quasi contract

First recorded in 1720–30

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Quasi Contracts.—A quasi contract is a legal obligation arising without the assent of one from the receipt of a benefit which, if retained, would be unjust.

From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney

Another kind of contract technically called quasi contract differs somewhat from an implied contract and will be explained in another place.

From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney

Jolie is being sued for tortious interference with contractual relations, breach of implied-in-fact contract, breach of quasi-contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and constructive trust.

From Fox News ● Feb. 18, 2022

The governing power also may annul directly the private vows of professed subjects made after profession, since these subjects have made a quasi-contract of submission in this matter.

From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome

If it is possible to speak here of a contract, their quasi-contract is made and settled for them beforehand.

From The French Revolution - Volume 1 by Durand, John