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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 settledplay

  Familiarity information: ESTOPPEL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ESTOPPEL (noun)


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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