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
But this does not belong to the class of cases to be considered, for the problem before us is to trace the origin of assumpsit, which is an action of contract.
From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
"The action of assumpsit lies where a party claims damages for breach of simple contract, i. e. a promise not under seal."
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 by Various
In this, as in the earlier case, the issue was taken on the assumpsit.
From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
The theory the same in assumpsit, /4/ and in equity.
From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
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