Definition of Estoppel

	Add the "Quote of the Day" to Your Site or Blog Now!
Home - Quote Topics - Quotes of the Day - Quote Keywords - Author Types - Quotation Trivia Authors: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Estoppel

A stop; an obstruction or bar to one's alleging or denying a fact contrary to his own previous action, allegation, or denial; an admission, by words or conduct, which induces another to purchase rights, against which the party making such admission can not take a position inconsistent with the admission.

The agency by which the law excludes evidence to dispute certain admissions, which the policy of the law treats as indisputable.

Related Definitions:

Action, Admission, Against, Agency, Allegation, Alleging, An, Another, As, Bar, By, Can, Certain, Conduct, Contrary, Denial, Denying, Dispute, Evidence, Fact, His, Inconsistent, Indisputable, Law, Making, Not, Obstruction, Of, One, Or, Own, Party, Policy, Position, Previous, Purchase, Stop, Such, Take, The, To, Which, With

Quotes