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Estop

Defined in 6 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

To operate as an estoppel.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

To stop, bar or impede; to prevent; to preclude. Co. Litt 352a. See Estoppel.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

To stop, bar, or impede; to prevent; to precluda

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

To stop, bar, or impede; to prevent; to preclude. Co, Litt. 852a. See Es.

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

To stop; bar; prevent; impede; preclude.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

[L. Fr. estopper; L. Lat. oppilare, obstare, obstipare.] To stop, bar, or impede; to prevent, to preclude. Co. Litt. 352 a. See Estoppel.