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⚖️ A legal block ⚖️ To legally prevent 🚫 To block
estop

estop

9.9
A legal rule that stops a person from saying something that goes against what they did or said before
  • noun
  • /ɪˈstɑp/
  • Formal
translation icon : estoppel
  • The court issued an estop to prevent the defendant from denying the agreement.

Examples

  • The lawyer referenced the estop as a key reason for dismissing the claim.

  • The court issued an estop on his claims.

  • Without an estop, the company could have changed its position in the dispute.

  • Is there an estop in this case?

  • The judge declared an estop against the plaintiff's contradictory statements in the lawsuit.

  • In legal proceedings, an estop can limit a party's ability to argue against their earlier claims.

  • The attorney highlighted the estop that barred his opponent from presenting new evidence.

Synonyms

estoppel
vsestop
  • Formal
2 9.9

A rule that stops a person from saying something different from what they said before, for example in court

is the same concept but in a shorter variant form used in legal texts

Surface Forms

estop singular
estops plural

Etymology

Estop comes from an old French word meaning 'to stop up' and is closely related to the English word stop. Think of an estop as a legal 'plug' that blocks a person from making a claim that goes against what they said before, so the origin explains the noun meaning of a rule that prevents such claims.