estop
/ɛˈstɑp/
verb
- To legally prevent someone from asserting a fact or right that is contrary to their own previous action or statement.
- The defendant was estopped from denying the contract existed, since he had signed it.
- Because the company had already approved the design, it was estopped from claiming it was defective.
- The court ruled that the landlord was estopped from evicting the tenant after accepting rent for three months.
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