In law, a rule of evidence whereby a person is precluded from denying the truth of a statement of facts he has previously asserted (8)
I believe the answer is:
estoppel
(Other definitions for estoppel that I've seen before include "Conclusive admission" , "bar" , "Legal principle" .)
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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