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estoppel
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countable
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Japanese Meaning
自己の言動や状況により、他者に対して本来有効な法的権利を主張できなくさせるという、衡平法上の法理（法的枠組みでの一種の自助防衛原則）
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(common law) A legal principle in the law of equity that prevents a party from asserting otherwise valid legal rights against another party because of conduct by the first party, or circumstances to which the first party has knowingly contributed, make it unjust for those rights to be asserted.
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estoppel
The judge ruled that the defendant could not rely on the contract's terms because estoppel barred him from contradicting his earlier statements.
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The judge ruled that the defendant could not rely on the contract's terms because estoppel barred him from contradicting his earlier statements.
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