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
Paine pleaded non assumpsit, and, after gaining the case, paid Wilburn the money.
From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England by Conway, Moncure Daniel
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 Reilly, S. A.
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 Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Primo, quia Sponsam Christ! fraudulenter assumpsit de manu simplicis Pastoris.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 43, May, 1861 Creator by Various
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