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verb (used with object), -topped, -top·ping.
1.
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
2.
Archaic. to stop.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French estopper, Old French estoper to stop up, derivative of estoupe < Latin stuppa tow. Compare stuff
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French estopper, Old French estoper to stop up, derivative of estoupe < Latin stuppa tow. Compare stuff
Related forms
un·es·topped, adjective
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Estop
is always a great word to know.
So is prosecute. Does it mean:
| to institute legal proceedings against a person; to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process; to conduct criminal proceedings in court against |
| a judicial decision given by a judge or court; the obligation a debt; the certificate embodying such a decision and issued against the obligor |
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estop
1531, from Anglo-Fr. estopper "to stop, bar, hinder" (esp. in a legal sense, by one's own prior act or declaration), from O.Fr. estoupe, from L. stuppa "tow" (used as a plug); see stop (v.).
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