🔤 Adoption By Estoppel ✨
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URDU
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Roman Urdu:
qanooni rukawat ke tehat goad lene ka tasawwur
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ENGLISH
📚noun
adoption by estoppel
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PRONUNCIATION
Standard: /əˈdɒpʃən baɪ ɪˈstɒpəl/
Phonetic: /uh dop shun by ih stop ul/
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DEFINITION
an equitable doctrine where a person who holds out a child as their adopted child is legally prevented (estopped) from denying the adoption status later
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES
The court recognized the parent-child relationship based on the principle of adoption by estoppel.
Under adoption by estoppel, the estate claims were upheld despite missing formal paperwork.
Lawyers invoked adoption by estoppel to secure inheritance rights for the child.
Adoption by estoppel prevents a guardian from abandoning financial obligations.
The ruling relied heavily on precedents set by adoption by estoppel.
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SYNONYMS
equitable adoption de facto adoption estoppel adoption
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ANTONYMS
formal adoption denial
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