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estop
[ e-stop ]
verb (used with object)
, es·topped, es·top·ping.
- Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- Archaic. to stop.
estop
/ ɪˈstɒp /
verb
- law to preclude by estoppel
- archaic.to stop
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Derived Forms
- esˈtoppage, noun
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Other Words From
- unes·topped adjective
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Word History and Origins
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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.
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But—but how can a stroke of the pen, a mere gesture, estop a whole class of American citizens forever?
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Such was alien to his kindly nature; and if it had not been, there were other causes to estop him from any such indulgence.
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This alone, it would seem, ought to estop him from a new trial.
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All these inhibitory influences which generally produce negation do not estop Mr. Hughes.
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