Glossary
Estoppel
common-law
A doctrine preventing a party from resiling from a position others have relied on.
In more detail
Common-law estoppel comes in several forms including promissory, proprietary and issue estoppel. Civil-law systems achieve similar outcomes through good faith and the prohibition on abuse of rights, which is one reason the concepts do not translate cleanly across traditions.
Related terms
- good-faith
- stare-decisis
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