What does Quantum Meruit mean?
A Latin phrase meaning 'as much as he has deserved,' referring to a legal doctrine that allows a person to recover the reasonable value of services provided even without a formal contract.
Without a formal contract, the freelancer sued for payment under the doctrine of quantum meruit for the services rendered.
Quantum Meruit in German, French, Spanish and Italian
GermanAngemessene Vergütung
also Wertersatz
Anspruch auf angemessene Vergütung bei Fehlen einer vertraglichen Regelung.
FrenchQuantum meruit
also Autant qu'il méritait
Droit d'obtenir une rémunération raisonnable pour un travail accompli sans prix fixé.
SpanishQuantum meruit
also Cuanto merecía
Derecho a cobrar el valor razonable de los servicios prestados sin contrato previo.
ItalianQuantum meruit
Indennizzo proporzionato all'opera prestata in assenza di accordo sul prezzo.
Synonyms and opposites for Quantum Meruit
- Synonym Reasonable value