Latin for "as if." Commonly used as a prefix to show that one thing resembles, but is not actually, another thing. For example, a quasi-contract resembles, but is not actually, a contract.
Evidence that relates to a contract, but is not contained within the document itself (for example, circumstances surrounding the negotiations of the contract). This evidence is not admissible unless there is an ambiguity in the contract. See: parol evidence rule.
Latin for "as much as he has deserved." An equitable remedy that provides restitution for unjust enrichment. Damages awarded in an amount considered reasonable to compensate a person who has provided services in a quasi-contractual relationship. See quasi-contract.
A claim in quantum meruit is usually an action to recover the reasonable value of services rendered by one party to another.
A Latin term used in contract law referring to the principle that a judge willl construe an ambiguous term against the party that imposed the inclusion of the term in the contract during negotiation or drafting.
