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collateral estoppel

collateral estoppel noun: the estoppel forbidding again litigating an issue decided in a previous case with the same parties, or even with the same party being estopped.

Noun

collateral estoppel (uncountable)

  1. The estoppel forbidding again litigating an issue decided in a previous case with the same parties, or even with the same party being estopped.

Questions about collateral estoppel

What does collateral estoppel mean?
Collateral estoppel means the estoppel forbidding again litigating an issue decided in a previous case with the same parties, or even with the same party being estopped.
What part of speech is collateral estoppel?
Collateral estoppel is a noun.

Words near collateral estoppel in the dictionary

  1. collateral circulation
  2. collateral circulations
  3. collateral damage
  4. collateral damages
  5. collateral energy
  6. collateral estoppel
  7. collateral form
  8. collateral forms
  9. collateral material
  10. collateral materials
  11. collateral review

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