estop

estop
estop 1530s, from Anglo-Fr. estopper "to stop, bar, hinder" (esp. in a legal sense, by one's own prior act or declaration), from O.Fr. estoper "plug, stop up, block; prevent, halt" (also in obscene usage), from estope "tow, oakum," from L. stuppa "tow" (used as a plug); see STOP (Cf. stop) (v.).

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  • estop — es·top /es täp/ vt es·topped, es·top·ping [Anglo French estop(p)er, literally, to stop up, from Middle French estouper, ultimately from Latin stuppa hemp fiber (used for plugging holes)]: to impede or bar by estoppel Merriam Webster’s Dictionary… …   Law dictionary

  • Estop — can refer to: *estoppel, a legal term. *emergency stop.ESTOP refers to the Eastern Society of Teachers of Oral Pathology, a group that meets annually to share interesting teaching cases for use in dental education in North America …   Wikipedia

  • Estop — Es*top , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Estophed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Estopping}.] [OF. estoper to stop, plug, close, F. [ e]touper, LL. stuppare to close with tow, obstruct, fr. L. stuppa tow, oakum, cf. Gr. sty pph. Cf. {Stop}.] (Law) To impede or bar by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • estop — sustantivo masculino 1. Origen: Colombia. Luz de freno de un vehículo …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • estop — [e stäp′] vt. estopped, estopping [ME estoppen < Anglo Fr & OFr estoper < VL * stuppare, to stop with tow: see STOP] 1. Archaic a) to stop up b) Rare to stop; prevent; bar 2. Law to bar or prevent by estoppel …   English World dictionary

  • estop — transitive verb (estopped; estopping) Etymology: Middle English estoppen, from Anglo French estoper, estuper, from Vulgar Latin *stuppare to stop with a tow more at stop Date: 15th century 1. archaic to stop up 2. bar; specifically to impede by… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • estop — /e stop /, v.t., estopped, estopping. 1. Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel. 2. Archaic. to stop. [1250 1300; ME < AF estopper, OF estoper to stop up, deriv. of estoupe < L stuppa tow. Cf. STUFF] * * * …   Universalium

  • estop — verb /ɪˈstɒp/ a) To impede or bar by estoppel. b) To stop up, to plug …   Wiktionary

  • estop — Synonyms and related words: anticipate, avert, bar, debar, deflect, deter, discourage, dishearten, exclude, fend, fend off, forbid, foreclose, forestall, help, keep from, keep off, obviate, preclude, prevent, prohibit, repel, rule out, save,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • estop — es·top || ɪ stÉ’p v. prevent by estoppel (Law) …   English contemporary dictionary

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