"estoppel" meaning in English

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          "word": "collateral estoppel"
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          "word": "estoppel by deed"
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          "word": "partner by estoppel"
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          "word": "proprietary estoppel"
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          "word": "prosecution history estoppel"
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        "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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        "(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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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jìnzhǐ fǎnyán",
          "sense": "legal principle in the law of equity",
          "word": "禁止反言"
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      "word": "禁止反言"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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