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legal estoppel

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A quick definition of legal estoppel:

Legal estoppel is a rule that prevents someone from making a claim or denying a fact that contradicts what they have said or done before, or what has been established as true by law. It can also prevent someone from relitigating an issue. There are different types of estoppel, such as equitable estoppel, which prevents someone from taking unfair advantage of another person, and promissory estoppel, which allows a promise to be enforced even if there was no consideration. Estoppel can arise from a deed, a record, a misrepresentation, or even silence.

A more thorough explanation:

Legal estoppel is a legal concept that prevents a person from making a claim or assertion that contradicts what they have previously said or done, or what has been established as true by law. It can also prevent the relitigation of issues.

For example, if someone signs a contract stating that they will not sue a company for any reason, they are legally estopped from later suing the company. Another example is if a person makes a false statement that induces another person to believe something and that results in that person's reasonable and detrimental reliance on the belief, the person who made the false statement is estopped from denying it later.

Legal estoppel can be used as an affirmative defense alleging good-faith reliance on a misleading representation and an injury or detrimental change in position resulting from that reliance.

Overall, legal estoppel is a legal principle that prevents a person from contradicting themselves or established facts, and can be used as a defense in certain situations.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
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