estoppel by deed

Noun

 * 1)  A legal doctrine under which a first party who purports to sell real property that the first party does not actually own to a second party must actually convey that property to the second party if the first party later acquires title to that property.
 * 2)  The doctrine that a party is bound to a claim which that party made in order to induce another party to act.

Usage notes

 * The archaic use of the term is now generally referred to in legal practice simply as.

Translations

 * Spanish: impedimento por escritura


 * Spanish: impedimento por escritura