noun
- Plural of assumpsit; a legal action to recover damages for breach of an oral or written contract, especially one implied by law.
Usage: law; archaic or historical
Examples
- The plaintiff filed multiple assumpsits against the contractor for failure to complete the work.
- In early English common law, assumpsits were a primary remedy for enforcing informal agreements.
- The court heard several assumpsits arising from unpaid debts and broken promises.
- Assumpsits allowed merchants to recover losses when verbal contracts were not honored.