es·top·pel

(ĕ-stŏp′əl)

n. Law

A bar that prevents a person from presenting evidence contradicting a certain established fact.

[Obsolete French estouppail, from Old French estouper, to stop up, from Vulgar Latin *stuppāre; see stop.]

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estoppel

(ɪˈstɒpəl)

(Law) law a rule of evidence whereby a person is precluded from denying the truth of a statement of facts he has previously asserted. See also conclusion

[C16: from Old French estoupail plug, from estoper to stop up; see estop]

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es•top•pel

(ɛˈstɒp əl)

n.

a legal bar that prevents a person from asserting a claim or fact that is inconsistent with a position that the person has previously taken.

[1575–85; < Middle French estoupail stopper]

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Noun

estoppel - a rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled

rule of evidence - (law) a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved

Translations

estoppel

n (Jur) → rechtshemmender Einwand

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