assumpsit
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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
"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
Head, /1/ the argument was, that to charge one in assumpsit you must show either his public calling at the time of the delivery, or a special promise on sufficient consideration.
From The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes
It was settled that assumpsit would lie for a mere omission or nonfeasance.
From The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes
Trespass on the case has now branched into assumpsit, trover, deceit, negligence, and libel and slander.
From Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III by S. A. Reilly
