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the concept of being prevented (or “estopped”) from raising or denying a fact or circumstance, typically used in connection with the issuance of an estoppel certificate.
Estoppel (Wikipedia)
Estoppel is a judicial device in common law legal systems whereby a court may prevent or "estop" a person from making assertions or from going back on his or her word; the person being sanctioned is "estopped". Estoppel may prevent someone from bringing a particular claim. Legal doctrines of estoppel are based in both common law and equity. It is also a concept in international law.
Estoppel (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
From Old French estoupail or estopail, a bung made of oakum (étoupe), from Latin stuppa ("flax, tow"), from Ancient Greek στύππη (stuppē).
Noun
estoppel (countable and uncountable, plural
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