assumpsitn.
/əˈsʌmsɪt/ 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.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > pledge or assurance > particular type of
assumpsit1586
del credere1682
peace pledge1857
sacrament1880
society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [noun] > a lawsuit > other types of action
mort d'ancestora1325
trespass on the case1429
action of detinue1467
mortancestry1471
replevin1515
non-finding1525
nisi prius1533
faint action1542
interpleadera1558
improbationc1575
assize1577
assumpsit1586
transitory action1594
trover1594
suit of the King's peace1607
detinuea1626
quia timet1628
choke-baila1637
reprobator1672
spulyie1678
petitory action1681
proprium1695
restitution of conjugal rights1720
amicable suit1768
noxal action1774
real action1818
witness action1892
class suit1894
non-jury1897
foreclosure action1905
class action1910
derivative action1934
paternity suit1945
1586 W. Warner Albions Eng. i. iv. 12 Hercules..Accepts th'assumpsit, and prepares the fiend-like fish to tame.
1641 Rastell's Termes de la Ley (new ed.) sig. 30v 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.
1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 157 The assumpsit or undertaking of the defendant.
1853 T. I. Wharton Digest Cases Pennsylvania 150 Assumpsit lies against a corporation on an implied contract.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > taking for granted, presumption > [noun] > that which is presumed
presupposal1573
presupposition1579
expectation1585
presuppose1592
positum1605
assumpsita1628
assumptiona1628
prolepsis1637
reception1646
hypothesis1655
a1628 F. Greville Life of Sidney (1651) viii. 95 He saw the vast body of the Empire..under this false assumpsit, to have laid the bridle on the neck of the Emperor.
a1628 F. Greville Life of Sidney (1651) viii. 105 Upon these and the like assumpsits he resolved.
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