estop

[e-stop]

verb (used with object)

estopped, estopping 

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

Other Word Forms

• estoppage noun
• unestopped 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

Jeremy Estop, managing director of the company, paid tribute calling him "the architect's architect".

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Estop, who worked with MacCormac for more than 20 years, said he "wore his intellect lightly, constantly perspicacious, but always ready with an anecdote or joke".

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Proprietary name Where a proprietary name becomes identified with a publication, an assignment of the work may estop the person named from use of his name or advertisement of his service elsewhere, as in the English case of Ward v.

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

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Estop′pāge, the state of being estopped; Estop′pel, a conclusive admission, which cannot be denied by the party whom it affects.

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