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