单词 | estoppel |
释义 | estoppel/ɪˈstɒp(ə)l /noun [mass noun] 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: the case had been one of estoppel [count noun]: that fact is not sufficient to raise an estoppel...
OriginMid 16th century: from Old French estouppail 'bung', from estopper (see estop). |
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