legal estoppel

Estoppel recognized in law (as distinguished from equitable estoppel or estoppel in pais), such as an estoppel resulting from a recital or other statement in a deed or official record, and precluding any denial or assertion concerning a fact. [Cases: Estoppel 1–51. C.J.S. Estoppel §§ 3, 5–54, 201–204, 206–208, 210–211.]