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
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
The later fortunes of assumpsit can be briefly told.
From The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes
Lord Holt was well aware that the use of an assumpsit was not confined to contract.
From The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes
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
