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estop
[ e-stop ]
verb (used with object)
- Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- Archaic. to stop.
estop
/ ɪˈɒ /
verb
- law to preclude by estoppel
- archaic.to stop
Derived Forms
- ˈٴDZ貹, noun
Other Word Forms
- ܲe·ٴDZ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of estop1
Example Sentences
Jeremy Estop, managing director of the company, paid tribute calling him "the architect's architect".
Estop, who worked with MacCormac for more than 20 years, said he "wore his intellect lightly, constantly perspicacious, but always ready with an anecdote or joke".
Proprietary name Where a proprietary name becomes identified with a publication, an assignment of the work may estop the person named from use of his name or advertisement of his service elsewhere, as in the English case of Ward v.
All these inhibitory influences which generally produce negation do not estop Mr. Hughes.
Estop′pāge, the state of being estopped; Estop′pel, a conclusive admission, which cannot be denied by the party whom it affects.
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