verb
- to bar or prevent by estoppel; to stop or preclude from asserting a claim or defense in law
Usage: legal term; usually used in passive voice or with 'from'
Examples
- The defendant was estopped from denying the contract's validity.
- A party cannot be estopped from asserting their legal rights without clear evidence of misconduct.
- The court ruled that the plaintiff was estopped by his own prior statements.
- Estoppel prevents a person from taking a position contrary to one they previously adopted.
- She was estopped from claiming ignorance after signing the agreement.