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estoppel

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A stop; an obstruction or bar to one's alleging or denying a fact contrary to his own previous action, allegation, or denial; an admission, by words or conduct, which induces another to purchase rights, against which the party making such admission can not take a position inconsistent with the admission.

The agency by which the law excludes evidence to dispute certain admissions, which the policy of the law treats as indisputable.

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Except as noted above, you are not conveyed any right or license by implication, estoppel, or otherwise in or under any patent, trademark, copyright, or proprietary right of ID Notify or any third party. Source: Internet

Nothing contained on the Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on the Site without our written permission or that of the third party rights holder. Source: Internet

We conclude that where a party seeks to estop the Department of Revenue and the elements of estoppel are clearly present, the estoppel doctrine is applicable where it would be unconscionable to allow the state to revise an earlier position. Source: Internet

Except as expressly stated in Sections 2(a) and 2(b) above, Recipient receives no rights or licenses to the intellectual property of any Contributor under this Agreement, whether expressly, by implication, estoppel or otherwise. Source: Internet

The Court applied state promissory estoppel principles to determine whether Matthew, a non-party to the arbitration agreement with T-Mobile, should be bound. Source: Internet

On the other hand, the court, in Schwedes v. Romain, held that partial performance and grounds for estoppel can make the contract effective. Source: Internet

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