estoppel

n. 禁止反言, 禁止翻供 [经] 禁止翻供

词形变化

estoppels 复数 estoppels

别名

estoppal

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    禁止反言

    不容反悔

    可数 不可数 法律

相关短语

estoppel by deed [法] 契约的禁反言 collateral estoppel prosecution history estoppel

词源

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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