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officious intermeddler

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A quick definition of officious intermeddler:

Term: Officious Intermeddler

Definition: An officious intermeddler is someone who does something helpful for another person without being asked to do so and without any legal obligation to do it. The rule of officious intermeddler protects people who receive unsolicited benefits and punishes those who force benefits on others. If someone does something helpful for another person without being asked, the recipient is enriched by the action, but it is not considered unfair. For example, if a gardener mows the lawn of the wrong house and the owner of the house watches and is pleased that the gardener is mowing his lawn, then the gardener has done something helpful for the owner. However, the gardener cannot force the owner to pay for the service if the owner did not ask for it.

A more thorough explanation:

An officious intermeddler is a person who provides a benefit to someone else without being asked to do so or without having a legal obligation to do so. The officious intermeddler rule protects those who receive unsolicited benefits and punishes those who force benefits on others.

For example, if a gardener mistakenly mows the lawn of the wrong house and the owner of the house watches and is pleased that the gardener is mowing his lawn, then the gardener has provided a benefit to the owner. However, the gardener cannot demand payment from the owner because the benefit was not requested or expected.

Another example could be a person who pays for someone else's meal at a restaurant without being asked to do so. While the recipient benefits from the free meal, the person who paid cannot demand compensation because they were not obligated to pay in the first place.

The officious intermeddler rule ensures that people cannot force benefits on others and then demand payment for them. It also protects those who receive unsolicited benefits from being taken advantage of by those who would try to demand payment for them.

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