estop
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
Archaic. to stop.
Origin of estop
1Other words from estop
- un·es·topped, adjective
Words Nearby estop
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How to use estop in a sentence
By publishing his new libel, you estop yourself from denying me this freedom.
A Public Appeal for Redress to the Corporation and Overseers of Harvard University | Francis Ellingwood AbbotBut—but how can a stroke of the pen, a mere gesture, estop a whole class of American citizens forever?
Birthright | T.S. StriblingSuch was alien to his kindly nature; and if it had not been, there were other causes to estop him from any such indulgence.
The Memories of Fifty Years | William H. SparksThis alone, it would seem, ought to estop him from a new trial.
The Religious Persecution in France 1900-1906 | Jane Milliken Napier BrodheadAll these inhibitory influences which generally produce negation do not estop Mr. Hughes.
Behind the Mirrors | Clinton W. Gilbert
British Dictionary definitions for estop
/ (ɪˈstɒp) /
law to preclude by estoppel
archaic to stop
Origin of estop
1Derived forms of estop
- estoppage, noun
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