different between estoppel vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

From Old French estoupail or estopail, a bung made of oakum (étoupe), from Latin stuppa ("flax, tow"), from Ancient Greek ?????? (stupp?).

Noun

estoppel (countable and uncountable, plural estoppels)

1. (common law) A legal principle in the law of equity that prevents a party from asserting otherwise valid legal rights against another party because of conduct by the first party, or circumstances to which the first party has knowingly contributed, make it unjust for those rights to be asserted.

Derived terms

• collateral estoppel
• estoppel by deed

Translations

French

Noun

estoppel m (plural estoppels)

1. estoppel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French taxonomie. Surface analysis taxo- +? -nomy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tæk?s?n?mi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tæk?s??n?mi/
• Rhymes: -?n?mi

Noun

taxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural taxonomies)

1. The science or the technique used to make a classification.
2. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
3. (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

Synonyms

• taxonomics
• (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy

Coordinate terms

• nomenclature
• ontology

Derived terms

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