A bar which precludes someone from denying the truth of a fact which has been determined in an official proceeding or by an authoritative body.

A rule of law which, according to an 1891 English court decision, is summarized as "a rule of evidence which precludes a person from denying the truth of some statement previously made by himself". Thus, when person A, by act or words, gives person B reason to believe a certain set of facts upon which person B then takes action, person A cannot later, to his (or her) benefit, deny those facts or say that his (or her) earlier act was improper.

A person's own act, or acceptance of facts, which preclude his or her later making claims to the contrary.

A party prevented by his own acts from claiming a right to the detriment of a second party, when the second party did some act in reliance on the first party's acts. Estoppels arise when one is forbidden by law to speak against his own act or deed.

A legal term used when a person loses the right to deny that a specific condition exists by having previously acted in such a way as to convince others that the condition does exist.

A doctrine whereby a party is barred from raising a defense when that person's acts or words induced another party to act to his or her detriment.

A legal principle by which a person is precluded from denying the veracity of a statement previously made.

A law which prohibits an individual from making claims or demanding rights that are incongruent with a past representation or assertion. This means that once someone has given up their right to a property, they cannot revert and claim those rights again.

The prevention of one from asserting a legal right because of prior actions inconsistent with the assertion.

A legal term describing the preclusion of a party from alleging in a legal action anything that is contrary to previous actions or admissions of that party. See estoppel letter or estoppel certificate.

Estoppel is a legal bar to prevent a party from asserting a fact or claim inconsistent with that party's prior position which has been relied on or acted on by another party.

An impediment to a law of action, whereby one is forbidden to contradict or deny one's own previous statement or act.

A legal bar preventing a person from asserting a legal position because of his/her own conduct or because of some other reason created by operation of law.

(es-top'el) - A person's own act, or acceptance of facts, which preclude his later making claims to the contrary.

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

a bar or impediment which precludes allegation or denial of a certain face or group of facts

a defense against a party reneging on a previous statement assumed to be a legal truth

a preclusion, in law, which prevents a man from alleging or denying a fac

The act of being prevented from denying or asserting something on the ground that to do so contradicts what has already been admitted or denied either in words or by actions. To Top

An equitable principal to the effect that if one intentionally or unintentionally creates the impression that a certain fact exists, and an innocent party relies on that impression and is damaged as a result, the guilty party may be legally prohibited from asserting that fact does not exist. For example, if an insurance company accepts coverage and makes an offer to settle and later decides that it was unwise, the insurance company may be stopped from denying the claim at that point.

A rule of law which precludes a person from denying certain facts because of previous inconsistent conduct or statements.

Legal doctrine preventing a person from hiding the truth of a previous representation of fact

A rule of evidence which precludes a person denying the truth of a statement by him of the existance of some facts which he has led another to believe in

A legal restraint that stops or prevents a person from contradicting or reneging on his previous position or previous assertions or commitments.

Method of enforcing an agency relationship in which someone stated incorrectly that another person is his or her agent, and a third person relied on that representation.

A bar to alleging or denying a fact because of one's own previous actions or words to the contrary.

A legal term referring to a condition or justification that bars a person from alleging something he has previously denied, or from denying something he has previously alleged.... read full article

A bar which precludes a person, in law, from asserting right in contravention of his previous position or representation.

A bar or impediment raised by the law, which precludes a person from alleging or from denying a certain fact or state of facts, in consequence of a previous allegation or denial or conduct or admission, or in consequence of a final adjudication of the matter in a court of law.

Legal doctrine that prevents a person from denying the truth of a previous representation of fact, especially when such representation has been relied on by the one to whom the statement was made.

A legal principle that prevents a person from asserting or denying something in court that contradicts what has already been established as the truth.

A principle in English law that a person cannot go back on something he has previously affirmed. For example, a tenant serving a counternotice to a section 25 notice cannot subsequently argue that the latter was invalid, unless he expressly reserved his position.

A principle of equity whereby a person is not allowed (is, therefore, estopped) from maintaining or relying upon the existence of a certain state of affairs. It is often said to be a shield not a sword, i.e., to afford a defence to a claim rather than the basis for a claim, but in certain cases the effect of an estoppel is to confer actionable legal rights. If, for example, a promise is made which is not legally enforceable because there has been no consideration provided for it, and it would be inequitable for the promise to be broken, the promisor may be estopped from reneging on the promise.

A legal doctrine by which a person is prevented from asserting rights or facts which are inconsistent with a previous position or representation he had made by his act, conduct or silence.

A legal bar to allowing something from happening.

A legal doctrine which blocks a person from taking a position on any fact which is contrary to a position that same person previously took on that same fact. Also blocks a party from re-opening an issue that has previously been decided by a court.

The principle that a person's previous words or actions later on preclude that person from acting inconsistently.

The prevention of one party from asserting rights which might otherwise have existed, by reason of that party's inequitable conduct. Waiver is a term sometimes used interchangeably.

"n. a bar or impediment (obstruction) which precludes a person from asserting a fact or a right or prevents one from denying a fact. Such a hindrance is due to a person's actions, conduct, statements, admissions, failure to act or judgment against the person in an identical legal case. Estoppel includes being barred by false representation or concealment (equitable estoppel), failure to take legal action until the other party is prejudiced by the delay (estoppel by laches), and a court ruling against the party on the same matter in a different case (collateral estoppel). See also: collateral estoppel equitable estoppel estop laches "

Principle that prevents someone from claiming or denying something in court that contradicts what has already been established as fact.

estoppel is one of those complicated legal concepts designed to prevent an injustice being done by the strict application of law. If someone states that something is so and, in reliance upon that statement, another person acts in a particular way, possibly to their detriment, then the person who made the statement is prevented, or estopped, from denying the correctness of the statement which they originally made.

A doctrine which bars one from asserting rights which are inconsistent with a previous position or representation.

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 agreement based on statements they have made which are in fact not true. If the other party has acted on those statements and would lose because of them then the person is estopped from denying them and must make good on the statement.

An act or statement that precludes a person from later making claims to the contrary.

A doctrine whereby one is forbidden to contradict or deny his or her own previous statement, act, or position. The doctrine that prevents a person from exercising a legal right, because that person previously acted in an inconsistent manner, so that a third person detrimentally relied on the earlier acts. An agency is created this way when an individual knowingly allows another individual to act as their agent without authorizing such acts. Back to the Top

A rule of evidence which prevents a person from being heard to say that a particular state of affairs does or does not exist, because either (a) a judgment has established to the contrary, (b) he has made a contrary statement in a deed, or (c) he has previously made a contrary statement or has acquiesced in a contrary statement, so allowing another person to act on the strength of that statement.

A conclusive admission which a party is not allowed to say is untrue, whether in reality it be true or not. Estoppel is of three kinds. The first is estoppel of record, where a Court of Law has finally determined a certain matter. The second is estoppel by deed, which occurs where, in a deed between parties, certain statements are made which are binding upon one or both of the parties. The third is called estoppel in pais, whereby the acts of the parties, or one of them, prevents them or him of denying a certain fact. A common example is in the case of landlord and tenant, whereby the payment and acceptance of rent normally prevents the landlord from denying the tenancy, or the tenant from denying his landlords title.

A doctrine of law that stops one from later denying facts which that person once acknowledged were true and others accepted on good faith.

Agency situation in which one party incorrectly states that another person is the agent and a third person relies on that representation.

Preventing a person from making a statement contrary to a previous statement.

A tool used by courts to prevent a person from asserting or doing something contrary to his or her own previous assertions or acts.

Method of creating an agency relationship in which someone states incorrectly that another person is his or her agent, and a third person relies on that representation.

A legal theory under which a person is barred from asserting or denying a fact because of the person's previous acts or words.

precluding from asserting

A bar created when someone by his action or lack of it indicates that he will not exercise a right he has. He stops himself from exercising his right later, e.g., if A owns a pen and stands by and watches B sell the pen to C, as if the pen belonged to B, then A cannot later reclaim the pen, arguing that it was his.

A legal doctrine which prevents one from asserting rights that are inconsistent with a previous position or representation.

A rule of law that when person A, by act or words, gives person B reason to believe a certain set of facts upon which person B takes action, person A cannot later, to his (or her) benefit, deny those facts or say that his (or her) earlier act was improper. A 1891 English court decision summarized estoppel as "a rule of evidence which precludes a person from denying the truth of some statement previously made by himself".

The legal doctrine that a party may be precluded from denying that certain rights exist if, by behavior or implication that such rights did, in fact, exist, another party has acted upon this information to his or her detriment.

Estoppel is a doctrine in common law jurisdictions recognised both at law and in equity in various forms.

Estoppel is a legal doctrine that may be used in certain situations to prevent a person from relying upon certain rights, or upon a set of facts (eg. words said or actions performed) which is different from an earlier set of facts.