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estop

[ e-stop ]

verb (used with object)

, es·topped, es·top·ping.
  1. Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
  2. Archaic. to stop.


estop

/ ɪˈstɒp /

verb

  1. law to preclude by estoppel
  2. archaic.
    to stop
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • esˈtoppage, noun
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Other Words From

  • unes·topped adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of estop1

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French estopper, Old French estoper to stop up, derivative of estoupe < Latin stuppa tow. stuff
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Word History and Origins

Origin of estop1

C15: from Old French estoper to plug, ultimately from Latin stuppa tow; see stop
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Example Sentences

By publishing his new libel, you estop yourself from denying me this freedom.

But—but how can a stroke of the pen, a mere gesture, estop a whole class of American citizens forever?

Such was alien to his kindly nature; and if it had not been, there were other causes to estop him from any such indulgence.

This alone, it would seem, ought to estop him from a new trial.

All these inhibitory influences which generally produce negation do not estop Mr. Hughes.

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