assumpsit means A promise or undertaking, either express or implied, founded on a consideration. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
Why this word is great
ASSUMPSIT — [Noun] A common-law action to recover damages for the breach of a simple contract, either express or implied, that is founded on a consideration. From the Latin assūmpsit ("he undertook"), the third-person singular perfect indicative of assūmere ("to take to oneself, undertake"), from ad- ("to") + sūmere ("to take"). Unlike "covenant," which demands the solemnity of a seal, or "debt," which chases a specific, pre-quantified sum, assumpsit is the law's remedy for the informal pledge, the unsealed agreement born of a handshake. It is the carpenter's suit for an unpaid barn-raising, the miller's claim for delivered flour, the widow's pursuit of an apothecary who breached his vow—the mundane machinery by which civilization converts broken faith into calculable coin, admitting trust is a currency whose betrayal requires a price.
noun
- A promise or undertaking, either express or implied, founded on a consideration.
- An action to recover damages for breach or nonperformance of such a promise.