The concept of estoppel is where
A)the court stops a party from performing a contract.
B)the terms of the contract require that one of the parties be stopped from performing a particular act.
C)the promisee is stopped from denying the truth of a fact or statement.
D)the court suspends the operation of the contract.
E)the maker of a statement or promise is prevented by the courts from either denying the truth of the statement or going back on a promise.

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Estoppel is a legal principle that prevents someone from denying or contradicting their own previous statement or act in a legal proceeding. This means that the maker of a statement or promise is prevented by the courts from either denying the truth of the statement or going back on a promise. Therefore, the best choice is E - the maker of a statement or promise is prevented by the courts from either denying the truth of the statement or going back on a promise.

The Concept of Estoppel Is Where