estoppel
Contradiction now forbidden
Estoppel is a legal principle that prevents someone from arguing a position contradictory to their previous actions or statements.
If your conduct led another party to reasonably rely on certain facts, you're estopped from claiming otherwise: The company is barred by estoppel from denying the contract existed.
The doctrine appears in contract law, property law, and court proceedings to prevent unfairness when someone changes their story.
Just and unbiased
- promissoryInvolving a binding pledge
- collateralSecurity for debt
- judicialOf courts and judges
- waiverFormal surrender of rights
acquiescence · reliance · detriment · representation · preclusion · finality · ratification · forbearance
Shared position between parties
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- rescissionFormal annulment of agreements
- quasi-contractLaw-imposed obligation, no agreement
indenture · breach · performance · obligation · enforcement · negotiation · party · terms
State of needing support
- detrimentCause of damage
- representationDepiction or likeness
- conductManner of behaving
- assertionConfident statement of fact
silence · promise · misrepresentation · inducement · assurance · belief · expectation · change of position
Act of blocking beforehand
- bindingLegally or morally required
- irrevocableCannot be undone
- waiverFormal surrender of rights
- barredBlocked from entry
prevented · prohibited · foreclosed · conclusive · final · unenforceable · denial · contradiction
equitable
Just and unbiased
- promissoryInvolving a binding pledge
- collateralSecurity for debt
- judicialOf courts and judges
waiver · acquiescence · reliance · detriment · representation · preclusion · finality · ratification · forbearance · quasi-contract
agreement
Shared position between parties
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- rescissionFormal annulment of agreements
quasi-contract · indenture · breach · performance · obligation · enforcement · negotiation · party · terms · modification
reliance
State of needing support
- detrimentCause of damage
- representationDepiction or likeness
- conductManner of behaving
assertion · silence · promise · misrepresentation · inducement · assurance · belief · expectation · change of position · prejudice
preclusion
Act of blocking beforehand
- bindingLegally or morally required
- irrevocableCannot be undone
- waiverFormal surrender of rights
barred · prevented · prohibited · foreclosed · conclusive · final · unenforceable · denial · contradiction · inconsistency
- contractsbinding contracts, contract length, lease, clause, contract terms
- Legal Latinab initio, bona fide, caveat emptor, certiorari, de facto
- contract lawobligation, performance, capacity, breach, contract terms
- legal defensesself-defense, alibi, affirmative defense, insanity defense, insanity
- restrictionsban, bans, limits, limit, restrictions
- insuranceinsurance, coverage, auto insurance, life insurance, home insurance
estoppelwaiver
Formal surrender of rights
release · retraction · repudiation · disclaimer · permission
estoppelretraction
Formal withdrawal of statement
recantation · repudiation · withdrawal · disavowal · reversal
- collateral estoppelBars relitigating settled issues