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estoppel
[ e-stop-uhl ]
noun
, Law.
- a bar or impediment preventing a party from asserting a fact or a claim inconsistent with a position that party previously took, either by conduct or words, especially where a representation has been relied or acted upon by others.
estoppel
/ ɪˈstɒpəl /
noun
- law a rule of evidence whereby a person is precluded from denying the truth of a statement of facts he has previously asserted See also conclusion
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of estoppel1
C16: from Old French estoupail plug, from estoper to stop up; see estop
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Example Sentences
In the latter statement the members of the Oregon Milling Company, who signed the petition, stated an estoppel to themselves.
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It is one of the privileges of deeds as distinguished from simple contracts that they operate by way of estoppel.
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Estoppel is said to arise in three ways— by record or judgment, by deed, and by matter in pais or conduct.
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History now pleads them as an estoppel against his followers.
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No excuse of State Rights, no fine-spun technicality, no plea of irregularity, no argument of estoppel can be heard.
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