assumpsit
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They include bigly, deplorable, irregardless, icon, assumpsit, faute de mieux, in omnia paratus, revenant and feckless.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2016
The suits consisted of actions of tort and assumpsit.
From Abraham Lincoln: a History — Volume 01 by Nicolay, John George
The distinctions between debt, covenant, and assumpsit are merely historical.
From The Path of the Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
The later fortunes of assumpsit can be briefly told.
From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Lord Holt was well aware that the use of an assumpsit was not confined to contract.
From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
