|
|
| |
|
|
| |
| Related Links |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Home > Legal Research > Glossary
 |
Estoppel by judgment |
Definition
: a bar to the relitigation in a second action of issues already determined in a previous action
esp
: See also collateral estoppel
see also former adjudication
compare merger res judicata
b : the affirmative defense of estoppel
: arising from the operation of estoppel <an entrapment by estoppel>
Based on Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©2001.
Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.
http://www.m-w.com |
 |
|
|
|
|
