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estoppel

[ɪˈstɒpəl, AmE: esˈtɑːpəl] n

préclusion f; forclusion f; doctrine espagnole selon laquelle l'administration est liée par son comportement antérieur; "estoppel" m

"estoppel" m (interdiction d'alléguer ou de nier un fait après une action contraire précédente)

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estoppel [ɪˈstɒpəl, AmE: esˈtɑːpəl] n

"estoppel"; An act or statement that prevents a person from later making claims to the contrary

a bar or impediment raised by the law, which precludes a man from alleging or from denying a certain fact or state of facts, in consequence of his previous allegation or denial or conduct or admission, or in consequence of a final adjudication of the matter in a court of law (thelaw.com); a legal doctrine, such as collateral estoppel, which prevents a party from relitigating the facts or issues that were already decided upon in an earlier court decision (For example, if a driver collided with several cars when drunk and the first driver obtained a judgment based on a finding that the defendant was drunk, the driver cannot assert that he or she was not drunk during the lawsuits brought by the other plaintiffs.

thelaw.com); a judicial device in common law legal systems whereby a court may prevent or "estop" a person from making assertions or from going back on his or her word (wikipedia.org)

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