estop

[ e-stop ]
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verb (used with object),es·topped, es·top·ping.
  1. Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.

  2. Archaic. to stop.

Origin of estop

1
1250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French estopper,Old French estoper to stop up, derivative of estoupe<Latin stuppa tow. Cf. stuff

Other words from estop

  • un·es·topped, adjective

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How to use estop in a sentence

  • He must have destroyed the usefulness of the catboat and thus estopped the flight of the fugitives by that means.

    Up the Forked River | Edward Sylvester Ellis
  • Admiration of that one-time so much traversed body of law became suddenly all the vogue, and criticism was estopped.

    Congressional Government | Woodrow Wilson
  • Being thus estopped, Bigelow held his peace; and a little later they were dismounting before the door of Fitzpatrick's commissary.

    The King of Arcadia | Francis Lynde
  • In other words, they are estopped because of their conduct when you purchased the vessel.

    Commercial Law | Samuel Williston, Richard D. Currier, and Richard W. Hill
  • Treason in the executive branch of the government was estopped.

British Dictionary definitions for estop

estop

/ (ɪˈstɒp) /


verb-tops, -topping or -topped (tr)
  1. law to preclude by estoppel

  2. archaic to stop

Origin of estop

1
C15: from Old French estoper to plug, ultimately from Latin stuppa tow; see stop

Derived forms of estop

  • estoppage, noun

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