1. to bar or prevent by estoppel; to stop or preclude from asserting a claim or defense in law
Usage: legal term; third-person singular present tense of 'estop'

Examples

• The court estops the defendant from denying the validity of the contract he signed.
• His prior admission estops him from claiming ignorance of the agreement.
• The doctrine of estoppel estops a party from contradicting their own previous statements.
• Once you accept the benefits, you are estopped from later rejecting the terms.
• The landlord is estopped from evicting the tenant based on a verbal promise made earlier.