in quantum locupletiores facti sumus ex damno alterius
in quantum locupletiores facti sumus ex damno alterius (in kwon-t[schwa]m lok-yoo-plee-shee-or-eez fak-tIs[y]oo-m[schwa]s eks dam-noh al-teer-ee-[ schwa]s). [Latin] Roman law. Insofar as we have been enriched to the loss or by the damage of another. • The phrase appeared in reference to the rule by which certain persons were bound in restitution to the extent of their enrichment. See NEGOTIORUM GESTIO.