estoppel by election

  • 1estoppel by election — An estoppel which arises by a choice between inconsistent remedies. See election (election of remedies). An estoppel predicated on a voluntary and intelligent action or choice of one of several things which is inconsistent with another, the… …

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  • 2estoppel by election — An estoppel which arises by a choice between inconsistent remedies. See election (election of remedies). An estoppel predicated on a voluntary and intelligent action or choice of one of several things which is inconsistent with another, the… …

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  • 3election — elec·tion n 1 a: the act or process of electing b: an instance of the electorate voting for candidates for an elective office c: the fact of being elected 2: the right, power, or privilege of making a choice: as a: the right of a spouse to choose …

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  • 4election, estoppel by — An estoppel which arises by a choice between inconsistent remedies. See election (election of remedies). An estoppel predicated on a voluntary and intelligent action or choice of one of several things which is inconsistent with another, the… …

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  • 5election, estoppel by — An estoppel which arises by a choice between inconsistent remedies. See election (election of remedies). An estoppel predicated on a voluntary and intelligent action or choice of one of several things which is inconsistent with another, the… …

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  • 6Estoppel — in its broadest sense is a legal term referring to a series of legal and equitable doctrines that preclude a person from denying or asserting anything to the contrary of that which has, in contemplation of law, been established as the truth,… …

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  • 7estoppel — /AstopAl/ Estoppel means that party is prevented by his own acts from claiming a right to detriment of other party who was entitled to rely on such conduct and has acted accordingly. Graham v. Asbury, 112 Ariz. 184, 540 P.2d 656, 658. A principle …

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  • 8estoppel — /AstopAl/ Estoppel means that party is prevented by his own acts from claiming a right to detriment of other party who was entitled to rely on such conduct and has acted accordingly. Graham v. Asbury, 112 Ariz. 184, 540 P.2d 656, 658. A principle …

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  • 9quasi estoppel — A legal bar, analogous to estoppel in pais in some respects, based upon the doctrine of election, the principle which precludes a party from asserting to another s disadvantage, a right inconsistent with a position previously taken by him. 28 Am… …

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  • 10South African contract law — is essentially a modernised version of the Roman Dutch law of contract, [1] which is itself rooted in Roman law. In the broadest definition, a contract is an agreement entered into by two or more parties with the serious intention of creating a… …

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