Look up: estoppel

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   estoppel
   [n] - a rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled
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   Estoppel
   Legal concept that a person can be stopped from denying something that they allowed another person to believe. In contract this may apply where a person enters into an agreement making statements which are not not true. If the other party has acted on those statements and would lose out if they proved to be false, then the person making the stateme...
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   estoppel
   In law, a conclusive admission that cannot be denied. For the rule of estoppel to operate in law, a denial of the truth of the statement or facts relating to it must have been made, and the person...
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   estoppel
   a written statement or certificate which states certain facts upon which the receiver of the statement or a third party may rely,e.g.lender`s estoppel statement as to a purchaser or property Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs
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   Estoppel
   Estoppel can mean several things, but the most common arises in a situation where one person makes it clear to another that they won't enforce their strict legal rights (e.g. won't sue one party for breach of contract), and in reliance on that the other party changes their position (e.g. continues to breach the contract as they thought the other pa ...
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   Estoppel
   Es·top'pel noun [ From Estop .] (Law) (a) 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. (b) The agency by which th ...
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   estoppel
   noun a rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled
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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. Unconscionability by the de...
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   Estoppel
   • (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. • (n.) The agency by which ...
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