assumpsit

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə sumpsit)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
as•sump•sit  (ə sumpsit),USA pronunciation n. [Law.]
  1. Lawa legal action for a breach of contract or promise not under seal.
  2. Lawan actionable promise.
  • Latin: he has taken upon himself, he has undertaken
  • 1605–15


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