estoppel

• 禁止反言；一种法律原则，指某人不得否认或推翻自己先前通过陈述、行为或协议所承认的事实或权利，从而使其丧失主张相反事实或权利的权利，常用于证据规则。

A legal doctrine that prevents a person from asserting a fact or right that contradicts what they have previously stated or agreed upon, often used as a rule of evidence.

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   A legal principle that prevents a person from asserting a fact or right that contradicts what they have previously stated or agreed upon, especially when another party has relied on that statement.

   禁止反言

   • The court applied estoppel to prevent the landlord from denying the lease agreement.
   • Due to estoppel, the company could not claim the contract was invalid after accepting payments.
   • The doctrine of estoppel was used to stop the defendant from changing their position in court.

   同义词barimpedimentpreclusion