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What is a quasi-contract?

What is a quasi-contract? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (law) An obligation created by the law in the absence of an agreement or contract; not based upon the intentions or expressions of the parties.
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Most legal systems recognize some species of liability in restitution or quasi-contract, in addition to that based on contract or tort.
Note: This is the present wording of article 1376, a very clear, basic provision which fits squarely within quasi-contract.
If it is possible to speak here of a contract, their quasi-contract is made and settled for them beforehand.
With regard to obligations, the law establishes the traditional Roman-law categories of contract, quasi-contract, delict, and quasi-delict.
An action which confers on another a benefit to which he has no right constitutes a quasi-contract.
It is not always simple to know if there is a contract, a quasi-contract or a damage award.

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