common assumpsit
noun
: a form of action employing the common counts that is used to recover liquidated damages on quasi contracts and was early extended to most cases where an action of debt would lie and later to nearly all cases where there is a money obligation not payable as damages
called also general assumpsit, indebitatus assumpsit
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“Common assumpsit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20assumpsit. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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