noun🔗ShareЭстоппель(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."Because the store owner told customers for months they could return items with no receipt, estoppel prevents him from suddenly requiring receipts now. "Поскольку владелец магазина месяцами говорил покупателям, что они могут вернуть товары без чека, эстоппель не позволяет ему внезапно требовать чеки сейчас.lawrightdoctrinestatepropertybusinessfinanceinsuranceassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading