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

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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

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