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The word “estoppel” is from the French word “estoupail” which means stopper plug. It is related to the verb “estop” – “stop up, impede (hold up)”. “Estoppel” is based on a principle of justice and equity.1 Inevitably, estoppel is also part and parcel of the common law, especially in adjectival laws, i.e., evidence and procedur