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assumpsit definition

as·sump·sit (ə sump′sit)

noun

  1. an agreement or promise, written, spoken, or implied, and not under seal
  2. an action to recover damages for the nonfulfillment of such an agreement

Etymology: ModL < L, he has undertaken; 3d pers. sing., perf. indic., of assumere, assume

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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