estoppel

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However, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed both the circuit court's and appellate court's decisions, saying a promissory estoppel is an affirmative cause of action in Illinois.

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  1. noun Law A bar preventing one from making an allegation or a denial that contradicts what one has previously stated as the truth.

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  • However, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed both the circuit court's and appellate court's decisions, saying a promissory estoppel is an affirmative cause of action in Illinois. —  Madison County Record
  • But Kubota argued that Quake did not fully consider whether promissory estoppel could be used as an affirmative action because only two pages of the "voluminous opinion" were dedicated to the question. —  Madison County Record
  • "We recognize that in Quake this court did not examine the full contours of the doctrine of promissory estoppel," Garman wrote. —  Madison County Record
  • Nothing contained on the Web Site grants, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, or should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on the Web Site without our written permission or that of the third party rights holder. —  timesunion.com: Local Breaking News
  • Walgreen's gave wrong directions on prescription, woman claims in suit Illinois Supreme Court rules in Kubota case: Promissory estoppel is cause of action Woman treated for thyroid condition sues doctors for not administering pregnancy test —  Madison County Record
 

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  1. Obsolete French estouppail, from Old French estouper, to stop up, from Vulgar Latin *stuppāre; see stop.
 

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