"unjust enrichment" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: unjust enrichments [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} unjust enrichment (plural unjust enrichments)
  1. (law) a benefit gained at another's expense without legally justifiable grounds, such as one gained by mistake. Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: undue enrichment, unjustified enrichment Translations (benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense): 不當得利 (Chinese Mandarin), 不当得利 (búdàng délì) (Chinese Mandarin), bezdůvodné obohacení (Czech), ongerechtvaardigde verrijking [Netherlands, feminine] (Dutch), verrijking zonder oorzaak [Belgium, feminine] (Dutch), enrichissement sans cause [masculine] (French), ungerechtfertigte Bereicherung [feminine] (German), ingiustificato arricchimento [Italy, masculine] (Italian), arricchimento senza causa [Switzerland, masculine] (Italian), enriquecimento sem causa [masculine] (Portuguese), enriquecimento ilícito [masculine] (Portuguese), неосновательное обогащение (neosnovatelʹnoje obogaščenije) [neuter] (Russian), enriquecimiento injusto [masculine] (Spanish), enriquecimiento sin causa [masculine] (Spanish), obehörig vinst [common-gender] (Swedish), ลาภมิควรได้ (Thai), ymgyfoethogi anghyfiawn [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-unjust_enrichment-en-noun-WHQtsQ~2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

Inflected forms

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      "word": "ลาภมิควรได้"
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