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ESTOPPEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does estoppel mean?
• ESTOPPEL (noun)
The noun ESTOPPEL has 1 sense:
1. a rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled
Familiarity information: ESTOPPEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("estoppel" is a kind of...):
rule of evidence ((law) a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved)
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