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Estop

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001927

To prevent a party from asserting a fact or claim in court that is inconsistent with a previous position or conduct. This legal principle aims to prevent injustice by holding parties to their prior representations or actions. It is a verb form of the noun 'estoppel'.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001927
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001927",
  "term": "Estop",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "To prevent a party from asserting a fact or claim in court that is inconsistent with a previous position or conduct. This legal principle aims to prevent injustice by holding parties to their prior representations or actions. It is a verb form of the noun 'estoppel'.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/estop/"
}

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