1. present participle of estop; preventing someone from asserting a claim or right, especially in law, because of their own prior conduct or statement
Usage: legal/formal; typically used in passive voice or as a gerund in legal contexts

Examples

• The court ruled that the defendant was estopping himself from denying the contract by his own earlier admissions.
• Estopping a party from raising a defense requires clear evidence of prior inconsistent conduct.
• The principle of estopping prevents a person from benefiting from their own fraud or misrepresentation.
• By signing the agreement without objection, he was estopping any future claim of invalidity.
• The judge found that estopping the plaintiff was appropriate given the circumstances of the case.