estop

[ e-stop ]

verb (used with object)

, es·topped, es·top·ping.

1. Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
2. Archaic. to stop.

estop

/ ɪˈstɒp /

verb

1. law to preclude by estoppel
2. archaic.
   to stop

Derived Forms

• esˈtoppage, noun

Other Words From

• unes·topped adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of estop¹

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French estopper, Old French estoper to stop up, derivative of estoupe < Latin stuppa tow. stuff

Word History and Origins

Origin of estop¹

C15: from Old French estoper to plug, ultimately from Latin stuppa tow; see stop

Example Sentences

By publishing his new libel, you estop yourself from denying me this freedom.

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But—but how can a stroke of the pen, a mere gesture, estop a whole class of American citizens forever?

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Such was alien to his kindly nature; and if it had not been, there were other causes to estop him from any such indulgence.

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This alone, it would seem, ought to estop him from a new trial.

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All these inhibitory influences which generally produce negation do not estop Mr. Hughes.

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