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estoppel

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estoppel (estop´l),
n a preclusion, in law, that prevents a person from alleging or denying a fact because of his or her own previous act or allegation.


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Dobrowski contended that under the doctrine of equitable estoppel, his employer could not legitimately argue that he was ineligible because he had been granted FMLA leave, albeit mistakenly.
From this the concept of proprietary estoppel developed.
Vincentini petitioned the court to reject the government's position based on judicial estoppel.
 
 
 
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