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A benefit gained at another's expense without legally justifiable grounds, such as one gained by mistake.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
不當得利 /不当得利
(búdàng délì)
— benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
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Czech:
bezdůvodné obohacení
— benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
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Dutch:
ongerechtvaardigde verrijking
— benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
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Dutch:
verrijking zonder oorzaak
— benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
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French:
enrichissement sans cause
— benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
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German:
ungerechtfertigte Bereicherung
— benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
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Italian:
ingiustificato arricchimento
— benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
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Italian:
arricchimento senza causa
— benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
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Portuguese:
enriquecimento sem causa
— benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
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Portuguese:
enriquecimento ilícito
— benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
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Russian:
неосновательное обогащение
(neosnovatelʹnoje obogaščenije)
— benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
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Spanish:
enriquecimiento injusto
— benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
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Spanish:
enriquecimiento sin causa
— benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
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Swedish:
obehörig vinst
— benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
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Thai:
ลาภมิควรได้
— benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
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Welsh:
ymgyfoethogi anghyfiawn
— benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense