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assumpsit

assumpsit noun: a promise or undertaking, either express or implied, founded on a consideration.

Noun

assumpsit (plural assumpsits)

  1. A promise or undertaking, either express or implied, founded on a consideration.
  2. An action to recover damages for breach or nonperformance of such a promise.

Forms of assumpsit

pluralassumpsits

Origin of assumpsit

Borrowed from Latin assūmpsit (“he undertook”), preterite of assūmere. Doublet of assume.

Words formed from assumpsit

Questions about assumpsit

What does assumpsit mean?
Assumpsit means a promise or undertaking, either express or implied, founded on a consideration.
What part of speech is assumpsit?
Assumpsit is a noun.
What is the plural of assumpsit?
The plural of assumpsit is assumpsits.

Words near assumpsit in the dictionary

  1. assuming the mantle
  2. assuming the position
  3. assumingly
  4. assumingness
  5. assumings
  6. assumpsit
  7. assumpsits
  8. assumpt
  9. assumpted
  10. assumpting
  11. assumptio

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