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estoppel

/ɛˈstɑpəl/ /ɪˈstɑpəl/

Meanings
noun

禁止反言，不容否认

(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.

Examples :

"Because the store owner told customers for months they could return items with no receipt, estoppel prevents him from suddenly requiring receipts now. "
由于店主连续几个月告诉顾客可以无收据退货，禁止反言原则使得他现在不能突然要求必须提供收据。
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Related Words

Illustration asserted

asserted verb

/əˈsɜːtɪd/ /əˈsɝtɪd/

断言，声称，宣称。

"He would often assert that there was life on other planets."

他经常断言其他星球上存在生命。

Illustration requiring

requiring verb

/ɹɪˈkwaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/

要求，需要。

"The teacher is requiring students to submit their essays by Friday. "

老师要求学生们在星期五之前交论文。

Illustration receipts

receipts noun

/rɪˈsiːts/

收到，接收.

"A balance payable on receipt of the goods."

收到货物时支付余款。

Illustration asserting

asserting verb

/əˈsɜːtɪŋ/ /əˈsɝːɾɪŋ/

断言, 声称, 宣称

"He would often assert that there was life on other planets."

他经常断言说其他星球上有生命。

Illustration customers

customers noun

/ˈkʌstəməz/ /ˈkʌstəmɚz/

顾客，客户

"Every person who passes by is a potential customer."

每个路过的人都可能是潜在的顾客。

Illustration prevents

prevents verb

/prɪˈvɛnts/ /priˈvɛnts/

阻止，防止.

"I brush my teeth regularly to prevent them from turning yellow."

我定期刷牙，以防止牙齿变黄。

Illustration contributed

contributed verb

/ˈkɒntɹɪˌbjuːtɪd/

贡献，捐献。

"to contribute articles to a journal"

为期刊撰写并贡献文章

Illustration circumstances

circumstances noun

/ˈsɜːkəmst(ə)nsɪz/ /ˈsɝkəmstænsɪz/

情况，情形，状况

""Because of unforeseen circumstances, the school trip was cancelled." "

由于一些无法预料的情况，学校的旅行取消了。

Illustration suddenly

suddenly adverb

/ˈsʌdn̩li/

突然，忽然

"Suddenly, the heavens opened and we all got drenched."

突然间，天空就像开了个口子，我们都淋成了落汤鸡。

Illustration knowingly

knowingly adverb

/ˈnoʊɪŋli/ /ˈnoʊɪŋlɪ/

心知肚明地，会意地

"She smiled knowingly, but kept the secret."

她心知肚明地笑了笑，但还是保守了秘密。

Illustration otherwise

otherwise adjective

/ˈʌð.əˌwaɪz/

其他的，不同的。

"He said he didn’t do it, but the evidence was otherwise."

他说他没做过，但证据显示的情况却不是这样。

Illustration principle

principle noun

/ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/

原则，原理，基本信念

"We need some sort of principles to reason from."

我们需要一些可以用来推理的基本原则。