estoppel by inaction

estoppel by inaction
See estoppel by silence; estoppel by standing.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • inaction — A condition or state of no action or motion. A matter of not speaking or acting. See estoppel by inaction …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Estoppel — in its broadest sense is a legal term referring to a series of legal and equitable doctrines that preclude a person from denying or asserting anything to the contrary of that which has, in contemplation of law, been established as the truth,… …   Wikipedia

  • Estoppel (English law) — Estoppel is a legal doctrine that may be used in certain situations to prevent a person from relying upon certain rights, or upon a set of facts (eg. words said or actions performed) which is different from an earlier set of facts. Estoppel could …   Wikipedia

  • estoppel — /AstopAl/ Estoppel means that party is prevented by his own acts from claiming a right to detriment of other party who was entitled to rely on such conduct and has acted accordingly. Graham v. Asbury, 112 Ariz. 184, 540 P.2d 656, 658. A principle …   Black's law dictionary

  • estoppel — /AstopAl/ Estoppel means that party is prevented by his own acts from claiming a right to detriment of other party who was entitled to rely on such conduct and has acted accordingly. Graham v. Asbury, 112 Ariz. 184, 540 P.2d 656, 658. A principle …   Black's law dictionary

  • acquiescence, estoppel by — n. Estoppel that arises if a party has the opportunity to object to something but gives implied consent by inaction. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …   Law dictionary

  • acquiescence — /skwiyesans/ Conduct recognizing the existence of a transaction, and intended, in some extent at least, to carry the transaction, or permit it to be carried, into effect. It is some act, not deliberately intended to ratify a former transaction… …   Black's law dictionary

  • acquiescence — /skwiyesans/ Conduct recognizing the existence of a transaction, and intended, in some extent at least, to carry the transaction, or permit it to be carried, into effect. It is some act, not deliberately intended to ratify a former transaction… …   Black's law dictionary

  • standing by — Awaiting opportunity for the necessity of action, as a master of a vessel remaining in position and readiness to respond to duty. 48 Am J1st Ship § 118. Ready to respond with assistance, comfort, or support for another. For the purposes of… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • equity aids the vigilant and diligent — A maxim of equity, sometimes stated as equity aids the vigilant, not the sluggards. The Latin form is aequitas subvenit vigilantibus non dormientibus. In application, the maxim is essentially the equivalent of the doctrine of estoppel. Equity… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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