assumpsit
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latin , he undertook, preterite of Latin assumere. See assume.
Noun[edit]
assumpsit (plural assumpsits)
- (law) A promise or undertaking, either express or implied, founded on a consideration.
- (law) An action to recover damages for breach or nonperformance of such a promise.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “assumpsit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
assūmpsit