estoppel

Meaning

A legal principle in the law of equity that prevents a party from asserting otherwise valid legal rights against another party because of conduct by the first party, or circumstances to which the first party has knowingly contributed, making it unjust for those rights to be asserted.

Synonyms

preclusion

Translations

منع قانوني

سقوط الحق في التمسك بالدفع

estoppel

preclusão

impedimento

regla de los actos propios

preclusión

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: *estoppel

In summary

From Middle English *estoppel (found only as stoppel, stoppell, stopple, etc.), probably from Old French estoupail, estopail, estopaille, a bung made of oakum (étoupe), from Latin stuppa ("flax, tow"), from Ancient Greek στύππη (stuppē).