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English
Noun
estoppel by deed (uncountable)
- (law) A legal doctrine under which a first party who purports to sell real property that the first party does not actually own to a second party must actually convey that property to the second party if the first party later acquires title to that property.
- (law, archaic) The doctrine that a party is bound to a claim which that party made in order to induce another party to act.
Usage notes
- The archaic use of the term is now generally referred to in legal practice simply as estoppel.
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Translations
doctrine that a party is bound to a claim which that party made in order to induce another party to act
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