Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Estop"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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. ?. Cf. {Stop}.] (Law)
To impede or bar by estoppel.
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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