Estop

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Estop \Es*top"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Estophed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Estopping}.] [OF. estoper to stop, plug, close, F.
     ['e]touper, LL. stuppare to close with tow, obstruct, fr. L.
     stuppa tow, oakum, cf. Gr. sty`pph. Cf. {Stop}.] (Law)
     To impede or bar by estoppel.
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           A party will be estopped by his admissions, where his
           intent is to influence another, or derive an advantage
           to himself.                              --Abbott.
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From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "estop":
     anticipate, avert, bar, debar, deflect, deter, discourage,
     dishearten, exclude, fend, fend off, forbid, foreclose, forestall,
     help, keep from, keep off, obviate, preclude, prevent, prohibit,
     repel, rule out, save, stave off, turn aside, ward off