Meanings
nounestoppel (countable and uncountable, plural estoppels)
plural estoppels
- commoncountableuncountablelawA 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 & antonyms
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Origin
- Old Frenchestoupail
- Middle English*estoppel
- Englishestoppel
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).
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Chinese Mandarin 禁止反言, 不容反悔
- 禁止反言 (jìnzhǐ fǎnyán)legal principle in the law of equity
- 不容反悔 (bùróng fǎnhuǐ)legal principle in the law of equity
Finnish estoppel-periaate, estoppel-este
- estoppel-periaatelegal principle in the law of equity
- estoppel-estelegal principle in the law of equity
Tagalog hadlang
- hadlanglegal principle in the law of equity
Cite this entry
APA
estoppel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estoppel
MLA
“estoppel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estoppel. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “estoppel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estoppel.
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