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  • 11estop — es·top || ɪ stÉ’p v. prevent by estoppel (Law) …

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  • 13estop — [ɪ stɒp] verb (estops, estopping, estopped) Law bar or preclude by estoppel. Origin ME: from OFr. estopper stop up, impede …

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  • 14estop — v. a. (Law.) Bar, stop, impede, preclude, stop the progress of …

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  • 15estop — es·top …

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  • 16estop — es•top [[t]ɛˈstɒp[/t]] v. t. topped, top•ping 1) law to hinder or prevent by estoppel 2) law archaic to stop or stop up • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < AF estopper, OF estoper to stop up, der. of estoupe < L stuppa tow; see stop …

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  • 17estop — /əsˈtɒp/ (say uhs top) verb (t) (estopped, estopping) 1. Law to hinder or prevent by estoppel. 2. Obsolete to stop. {Old French estoper stop up, Anglo French estopper (in law), from Old French estoupe, from Latin stuppa tow2. Compare stop (verb) …

  • 18estop —   v.t. Law, preclude, especially by estoppel.    ♦ estoppage,    ♦ estoppel, n. principle preventing a person denying a fact he/she has previously alleged to be true …

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  • 19estop — To stop, bar, or impede; to prevent; to preclude. See embargo estoppel injunction …

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  • 20estop — To stop, bar, or impede; to prevent; to preclude. See embargo estoppel injunction …

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