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assumpsit

[ uh-suhmp-sit ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Law.

assumpsit

/ əˈsʌmpsɪt /

law (before 1875) an action to recover damages for breach of an express or implied contract or agreement that was not under seal

1605–15; < Latin: he has taken upon himself, he has undertaken

C17: from Latin, literally: he has undertaken, from assūmere to assume

The first case in assumpsit /3/ only meant to adopt this long familiar thought.

It was settled that assumpsit would lie for a mere omission or nonfeasance.

It is inscribed Pater meus et fratres mei dereliquerunt me; Dominus autem assumpsit me!

Assumpsit as a form of action became obsolete after the passing of the Judicature Acts 1873 and 1875.

Paine pleaded non assumpsit, and, after gaining the case, paid Wilburn the money.

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