Estoppel

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estoppel
n. impediment which prevents a party from denying an action which they have committed (Law)


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Estoppel
Estoppel is a legal doctrine recognised both at common law and in equity in various forms. It is meant to complement the requirement of consideration in contract law. In general it protects a party who would suffer detriment if: The defendant has done or said something to induce an expectation The plaintiff relied (reasonably) on the expectation......and would suffer detriment if that expectation were false.
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estoppel
Noun
1. a rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled
(hypernym) rule of evidence


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Estoppel (die)
n. estoppel, impediment which prevents a party from denying an action which they have committed (Law)

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Estoppel
(n.)
The agency by which the law excludes evidence to dispute certain admissions, which the policy of the law treats as indisputable.
  
 
(n.)
A stop; an obstruction or bar to one's alleging or denying a fact contrary to his own previous action, allegation, or denial; an admission, by words or conduct, which induces another to purchase rights, against which the party making such admission can not take a position inconsistent with the admission.
  

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