promissoryEstoppelRequirement

P151776
predicate

Indicates that a party’s promise can be legally enforced, even without a formal contract, because another party reasonably relied on that promise to their detriment and justice requires holding the promisor to it.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
promissoryEstoppelRequirement canonical 4

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: promissoryEstoppelRequirement
Generated description
Indicates that a party’s promise can be legally enforced, even without a formal contract, because another party reasonably relied on that promise to their detriment and justice requires holding the promisor to it.

Sample triples (4)

Subject Object
Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd clear and unequivocal promise
Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd intention that promise be acted upon
Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd actual reliance by promisee
Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd inequity in allowing promisor to resile