condictio indebiti

noun

condictio in·​de·​bi·​ti

-ōinˈdebəˌtī,

-ˌtē

Roman law

: an action in quasi contract to recover money paid under a mistake usually of fact rather than law

Word History

Etymology

Latin, literally, formal claim for something not owed

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