ESTOPPEL


Meaning of ESTOPPEL in English

n. Law the principle which precludes a person from asserting something contrary to what is implied by a previous action or statement of that person or by a previous pertinent judicial determination.

[ OF estouppail bung f. estoper (as ESTOP) ]

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