estoppel

noun

Meaning

(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, make it unjust for those rights to be asserted.

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Related words

foreclosure(English)forfeiture(English)closure(English)impediment(English)inadmissible(English)inadmissibility(English)judicata(English)estoppel by deed(English)preclusion(English)assignor(English)promissory(English)laches(English)

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