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| es·top·pel [ e stópp'l ] |
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legal rule barring inconsistency: a legal rule that prevents somebody from stating a position inconsistent with one previously stated, especially when the earlier representation has been relied upon by others
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| [Mid-16th century. < Old French estouppail "stopper" < estopper (see estop)] |
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