Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. law an inference that the defendant has promised to pay the plaintiff for the plaintiff's work or labor as much as he should deserve
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Law) a count in an action grounded on a promise that the defendant would pay to the plaintiff for his service as much as he should deserve.
Etymologies
- Latin "as much as is deserved" (Wiktionary)
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