condictio

Roman law

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role in contract law

  • Augustus from Prima Porta
    In Roman law: Delict and contract

    …in which an action (condictio) was allowed for the recovery by A from B of what would otherwise be an unjustified enrichment of B at A’s expense, such as when A had mistakenly paid B something that was not due (condictio indebiti). This notion of unjust enrichment as a…

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