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əl 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.
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estoppel (ɪˈstɒpəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| law See also conclusion a rule of evidence whereby a person is precluded from denying the truth of a statement of facts he has previously asserted | |
| [C16: from Old French estoupail plug, from estoper to stop up; see | |
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Example sentences
All three requirements for collateral estoppel are satisfied in this case.
The elements of judicial estoppel are met in the instant case.
The elements of judicial estoppel have not been precisely defined in this circuit either.
Collateral estoppel is applicable even if the previous litigation involved a different claim.
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