Enrichment - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: enrichmentunjust enrichment
unjust enrichment 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 ...
Enrich
To make rich with any kind of wealth to render opulent to increase the possessions of as to enrich the understanding with knowledge...
Enricher
One who enriches...
Enrichment
The act of making rich or that which enriches increase of value by improvements embellishment etc decoration embellishment...
trust
trust 1 a : a fiduciary relationship in which one party holds legal title to another's property for the benefit of a party who holds equitable title to the property b : an entity resulting from the establishment of such a relationship see also beneficiary, cestui que trust, corpus declaration of trust at declaration, principal, settlor NOTE: Trusts developed out of the old English use. The traditional requirements of a trust are a named beneficiary and trustee (who may be the settlor), an identified res, or property, to be transferred to the trustee and constitute the principal of the trust, and delivery of the res to the trustee with the intent to create a trust. Not all relationships labeled as trusts have all of these characteristics, however. Trusts are often created for their advantageous tax treatment. accumulation trust : a trust in which principal and income are allowed to accumulate rather than being paid out NOTE: Accumulation trusts are disfavored and often restricted...
Restitutio in integrum
Restitutio in integrum, the rescinding of a contract or transaction, so as to place the parties to it in the same position, with respect to one another, which they occupied before the contract was made, or the transaction took place. The restitutio here spoken of is founded on the edict. If the contract or transaction is such as not to be valid, according to the jus civile this restitutio is not needed, and it only applies to cases of contracts and transactions, which are not in their nature or form invalid. In order to entitle a person to the restitutio, he must have sustained some injury capable of being estimated, in consequence of the contract or transaction, and not through any fault of his own, except in the case of one who is minor xxv. Annorum, who was protected by the restitutio against the consequences of his own carelessness.The following are the chief cases in which a restitutio might be decreed:-The case of vis et metus. When a man had acted under the influence of force or...
actio de in rem verso
actio de in rem verso [Latin, legal action over something converted to the benefit (of the principal in the law of agency)] in the civil law of Louisiana : a doctrine equivalent to the common-law doctrine of unjust enrichment ...
contract
contract [Latin contractus from contrahere to draw together, enter into (a relationship or agreement), from com- with, together + trahere to draw] 1 : an agreement between two or more parties that creates in each party a duty to do or not do something and a right to performance of the other's duty or a remedy for the breach of the other's duty ;also : a document embodying such an agreement see also accept, bargain, breach, cause, consent, consideration, duty, meeting of the minds, obligation, offer, performance, promise, rescind, social contract, subcontract Uniform Commercial Code in the Important Laws section NOTE: Contracts must be made by parties with the necessary capacity (as age or mental soundness) and must have a lawful, not criminal, object. Except in Louisiana, a valid contract also requires consideration, mutuality of obligations, and a meeting of the minds. In Louisiana, a valid contract requires the consent of the parties and a cause for the contract in addition to c...
disgorge
disgorge dis·gorged dis·gorg·ing : to give up (as illegally gained profits) on request, under pressure, or by court order esp. to prevent unjust enrichment [ordered a…salesman to about $468,000 he had earned by defrauding Iowa banks "National Law Journal"] dis·gorge·ment n ...
lesion
lesion [Anglo-French, damage, injury, from Latin laesio, from laedere to injure] in the civil law of Louisiana : loss from failure to receive a threshold amount or value (as one-half market value) for immovable property conveyed or transferred by a commutative contract (as a sale or exchange) [a new partition may be demanded for the least "Louisiana Civil Code"] called also lesion beyond moiety compare unjust enrichment ...
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