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estoppel

/ɪˈstɒpəl/  ·  say it: ih·STOP·uhl

a bar preventing someone from contradicting a prior position

In Law & Justice

In more detail

1. (noun) a legal principle that prevents someone from denying or asserting something in court if they previously said or did something different that caused another person to rely on it and suffer harm

Examples

• The company cannot deny the contract exists because the employee relied on their promise to sign it—that would be estoppel.

Nearby in Law & Justice

collusion, culpable, disclosure, expunge, forensic, injunctive relief