equitable estoppel

Japanese: equitable estoppel(英語表記)equitableestoppel
equitable estoppel

…Estoppel is a legal principle in the Anglo-American law. This term has various uses, but the most common is called "estoppel in pais" or "equitable estoppel." This is a legal principle that a person who, through his or her actions (including verbal expressions), has the result of misrepresenting a fact or concealing the existence of a fact, is not permitted to claim that the facts are different when it is reasonably expected that others will act in the belief that such facts exist (or do not exist), and when such others actually act in the belief that they do.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "equitable estoppel" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…禁反言と訳されている英米法上の法理。この言葉には,さまざまの用法があるが,実際に最もしばしば問題になるのは,〈法廷外の行為による禁反言estoppel in pais〉あるいは〈エクイティ上の禁反言equitable estoppel〉とよばれる場合である。これは,自らの行為(言葉による表現を含む)によって事実を誤って表示しまたは事実の存在を隠す結果を生じた者は,他人がそのような事実は存在する(または存在しない)ものと信じて行動することが合理的に予期できる場合で,実際に他人がそう信じて行動したときは,ほんとうは事実はそれと異なるという主張をすることが許されないという法理である。…

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