estoppel

[ e-stop-uhl ]

nounLaw.
  1. 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.

Origin of estoppel

1
First recorded in 1575–85, estoppel is from the Middle French word estoupail stopper. See estop, -al2

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estoppel

/ (ɪˈstɒpəl) /


noun
  1. 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

Origin of estoppel

1
C16: from Old French estoupail plug, from estoper to stop up; see estop

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