estoppel
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- noun
- /ɪˈstɑːpəl/
- Formal
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estoppel
- In the case of Smith v. Jones, the judge applied estoppel to prevent the defendant from changing his testimony.
Examples
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And thus, the fact that the carrier delivered the cargo without receiving the loading expenses does not prevent the estoppel.
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227. The landlord argued waiver and estoppel defenses.
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There's an estoppel argument you could make.
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Lastly, there is the issue of estoppel.
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"It creates a kind of estoppel," Rustad says.
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Reliance waiver without election or estoppel can be seen in this example.
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The D.C. Circuit held that the IFC was not immune from such a promissory estoppel suit.
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Under the theory of collateral estoppel, Con Ed could not dispute that it was grossly negligent.
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Moreover, the court reaffirmed its rule that neither laches, nor estoppel, nor waiver may defeat Indian treaty rights.
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The underlying rationale of the vested rights doctrine is the principle of equitable estoppel.
Academic text (2001)
Surface Forms
Etymology
Estoppel comes from an old French word meaning 'to stop up' and is related to the verb estop, which is like the English word 'stop' or 'stopper'. So, estoppel 'stops' a person from denying or changing what they already said, which is why it prevents someone from saying the opposite in court.