estoppel

[degsy]

what does this mean

[Quizmonster]

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[poadster]

It says on the web A bar which precludes someone from denying the truth of a fact which has been determined in an official proceeding or by an authoritative body. An estopple arises when someone has done some act which the policy of the law will not permit her to deny.