Legal Dictionary
Main Entry:
unjust en·rich·mentFunction:
noun 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 circumstances that demand the judicial imposition of a constructive trust on behalf of those who in equity ought to receive it —see also
quasi contract 1 at
CONTRACT 2 : a doctrine that requires an equitable remedy on behalf of one who has been injured by the unjust enrichment of another
