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unjust enrichment

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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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16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 不當得利 /不当得利 (búdàng délì) — benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
  • Czech: bezdůvodné obohacení — benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
  • Dutch: ongerechtvaardigde verrijking — benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
  • Dutch: verrijking zonder oorzaak — benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
  • French: enrichissement sans cause — benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
  • German: ungerechtfertigte Bereicherung — benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
  • Italian: ingiustificato arricchimento — benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
  • Italian: arricchimento senza causa — benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
  • Portuguese: enriquecimento sem causa — benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
  • Portuguese: enriquecimento ilícito — benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
  • Russian: неосновательное обогащение (neosnovatelʹnoje obogaščenije) — benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
  • Spanish: enriquecimiento injusto — benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
  • Spanish: enriquecimiento sin causa — benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
  • Swedish: obehörig vinst — benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
  • Thai: ลาภมิควรได้ — benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense
  • Welsh: ymgyfoethogi anghyfiawn — benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense