estoppel-este — meaning in English
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English meaning
- estoppel noun A legal principle that stops a person from making a claim or denial that contradicts what they previously said or did, when someone else has relied on that earlier position to their cost.
Senses
estoppel-este is used for these senses in English:
- estoppel (common law) A legal principle in the law of equity that prevents a party from asserting otherwise valid legal rights against another party because of conduct by the first party, or circumstances to which the first party has knowingly contributed, making it unjust for those rights to be asserted.