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单词 estoppel
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
es•top•pel  (e stopəl),USA pronunciation n. [Law.]
  1. Lawa bar or impediment preventing a party from asserting a fact or a claim inconsistent with a position that party previously took, either by conduct or words, esp. where a representation has been relied or acted upon by others.
  • Middle French estoupail stopper. See estop, -al2
  • 1575–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
estoppel /ɪˈstɒpəl/ n
  1. a rule of evidence whereby a person is precluded from denying the truth of a statement of facts he has previously asserted
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French estoupail plug, from estoper to stop up; see estop
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