assumpsit
[uh-suhmp-sit]
noun Law.
a legal action for a breach of contract or promise not under seal.
an actionable promise.
Origin of assumpsit
1605–15; < Latin: he has taken upon himself, he has undertaken
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Related Words for assumpsit
litigation, claim, bill, prosecution, argument, accusation, trial, suit, action, indictment, dispute, impeachment, proceedings, arraignment, cause, contest, presentment, replevinExamples from the Web for assumpsit
Historical Examples of assumpsit
In this, as in the earlier case, the issue was taken on the assumpsit.
The Common LawOliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
A surety could be sued in assumpsit, although he had ceased to be liable in debt.
The Common LawOliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
If you choose to make an assumpsit, I'm sure I shall not object to the security.
The AbsenteeMaria Edgeworth
Assumpsit covered the whole province of debt, and much more.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.S. A. Reilly
It has been shown above that if a man was a common farrier he could be charged for negligence without an assumpsit.
The Common LawOliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
assumpsit
noun
Word Origin for assumpsit
C17: from Latin, literally: he has undertaken, from assūmere to assume
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