Civil Code Article 179
This English translation was last updated on 2021-01-20, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-17. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
A person who acquires interests without any legal ground and prejudice to the other shall be bound to return it. The same rule shall be applied if a legal ground existed originally but disappeared subsequently.
中文原文 民法第179條
無法律上之原因而受利益，致他人受損害者，應返還其利益。
雖有法律上之原因，而其後已不存在者，亦同。
雖有法律上之原因，而其後已不存在者，亦同。