estoppel
/ɪˈstɒpəl/noun
mass noun
- Law the principle which precludes a person from asserting something contrary to what is implied by a previous action or statement of that person or by a previous pertinent judicial determination【律】禁止反言, 禁止翻供。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from Old French estouppail 'bung', from estopper （see ESTOP）.