Estoppel
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title:
Estoppel
text:
Estoppel is a judicial device in common law legal systems whereby a court may prevent or "estop" a person from making assertions or from going back on their word; the person so prevented is said to be "estopped". Estoppel may prevent someone from bringing a particular claim. Legal doctrines of estoppel are based in both common law and equity. Estoppel is also a concept in international law.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Preventive judicial device in common law
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estoppel
date created:
2003-05-04T13:06:02Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T14:50:53Z
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