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assumpsit|əˈsʌmsɪt|
[L. = ‘he has taken upon himself,’ perf. ind. of assūmĕre to assume.]
1. A taking upon oneself, an undertaking; spec. in Law.
a. A promise or contract, oral or in writing not sealed, founded upon a consideration.
b. An action to recover damages for breach or non-performance of such contract.
1612Warner Alb. Eng. i. iv. 14 Hercules..accepts the assumpsit, and prepares the feend-like fish to tame. 1641Termes de la Ley 30 b, Assumpsit is a voluntary promise made by word by which a man assumeth and taketh upon him to performe or pay any thing to another. 1768Blackstone Comm. III. 157 The assumpsit or undertaking of the defendant. 1853Wharton Pa. Digest 150 Assumpsit lies against a corporation on an implied contract.
†2. An assumption, a taking for granted. Obs.
a1628F. Greville Sidney (1653) 95 He saw the vast body of the Empire..under this false assumpsit, to have laid the bridle on the neck of the Emperor. Ibid. 105 Upon these and the like assumpsits he resolved. |