estopped
Use Estopped in a sentence
verb (used with object), es·topped, es·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. Cf. stuff
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French estopper, Old French estoper to stop up, derivative of estoupe < Latin stuppa tow. Cf. stuff
Related forms
un·es·topped, adjective
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| —vb , -tops, -topping, -topped | |
| 1. | law to preclude by estoppel |
| 2. | archaic to stop |
| [C15: from Old French estoper to plug, ultimately from Latin stuppa tow; see | |
| es'toppage | |
| —n | |
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Estopped
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Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
However, that same appellant is not estopped from appealing from those parts of the divorce decree that involve financial matters.
Treason in the executive branch of the government was estopped.
The claim must be rejected as estopped on the merits by the applicant's loss in the interference.
Claimant argued that while the offset is authorized by statute, the insurer should be estopped from taking it.
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