According to the doctrine of _____, a person will not be allowed to deny a promise or assertion he/she previously made where there has been detrimental reliance on that promise or assertion.
A) employment-at-will
B) shop rights
C) ultra vires
D) respondeat superior
E) estoppel

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The doctrine of estoppel prevents a person from denying a previous promise or assertion if someone else relied on it to their detriment. This means that if someone makes a promise, but another person changes their position based on that promise and suffers harm as a result, the promisor will be legally obligated to fulfill the promise. The other choices (A) employment-at-will, (B) shop rights, (C) ultra vires, and (D) respondeat superior do not address this particular legal principle.

According to the Doctrine of _____, a Person Will Not