Undertook
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Assumed; promised. This is a technical word, which ought to be inserted in every declaration of assumpsit charging that the defendant undertook to perform the promise which is the foundation of the suit; and this, though the prom- ' ise be founded on a legal liability, or would be implied in evidence. Bac. Abr. "Assumpsit" (F); 1 Chit. PI. 88, note (p).
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Assumed; promised. This is a technical word which ought to be inserted in every declaration of assumpsit charging that the defendant undertook to perform the promise which is the foundation of the suit; and this though the promise he founded on a legal liability or would be implied in evidence. Bacon, Abr. Assumpsit (F); 1 Chitty, PI. 88, note p.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910