estoppel
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estoppel noun
- (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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foreclosureforfeitureclosureimpedimentinadmissibleinadmissibilityjudicataestoppel by deedcollateral estoppelconclusionprosecution history estoppelstatute of reposeequityequitable tollingprivilegerule against perpetuities
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