Estoppel - Law Dictionary Search Results
waiver
or abandoning a known right, claim, or privilege ;also : the legal instrument evidencing such an act compare estoppel, forfeiture NOTE: Acts or statements made while forming or carrying out a contract may constitute a waiver and
privity
in ] see also predecessor in interest NOTE: A claim may be barred by res judicata or collateral estoppel if the plaintiff's interests are identical, by relationship or subject matter, to those of a party to a
partnership
whose duration is not fixed by contract and that is terminable at will by any partner partnership by estoppel : a partnership created by operation of law when a defendant by words or conduct represents himself or
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identity
identity pl: -ties 1 : sameness of essential character or aspect [collateral estoppel requires of the issues and the parties] 2 a : separate or distinct existence [when movables lose their
former adjudication
the same parties of the same issues or claims upon which a judgment has already been rendered NOTE: Estoppel by judgment and res judicata are the two branches of former adjudication, although res judicata is often used
estop
French estouper, ultimately from Latin stuppa hemp fiber (used for plugging holes)] : to impede or bar by estoppel
equitable adoption
to adopt but no performance of the procedures required by statute for an adoption called also adoption by estoppel
easement
NOTE: Easements appurtenant run with the land and are therefore passed when the property is transferred. easement by estoppel : an easement that is created when the conduct of the owner of land leads another to reasonably
defense
see also accord, alibi, assumption of risk, coercion, consent contributory negligence at negligence, denial, diminished capacity, duress, entrapment, estoppel, fraud, infancy, insanity, intoxication, laches, mistake, necessity, res judicata, statute of limitations absolute defense : complete defense in
authority
that the principal's agent has although such authority has not in reality been granted called also authority by estoppel ostensible authority NOTE: A principal is bound by the acts of an agent acting with apparent authority. express
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