assumpsit
Americannoun
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a legal action for a breach of contract or promise not under seal.
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an actionable promise.
noun
Etymology
Origin of assumpsit
1605–15; < Latin: he has taken upon himself, he has undertaken
Example Sentences
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They include bigly, deplorable, irregardless, icon, assumpsit, faute de mieux, in omnia paratus, revenant and feckless.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2016
It has been shown above that if a man was a common farrier he could be charged for negligence without an assumpsit.
From The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes
Stemming from it is "assumpsit", which provided damages for breach of an oral agreement and for a written agreement without a seal.
From Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition by S. A. Reilly
Furthermore, as there is an historical difference between consideration in debt and in assumpsit, I shall confine myself to the latter, which is the later and more philosophical form.
From The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes
No basis for a law of contracts was to be found in the power of the tribunals with respect to injuries although our law did make assumpsit out of trespass on the case.
From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Roscoe Pound
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