STIPULATION

stipulation, specification

(noun) a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement

condition, precondition, stipulation

(noun) an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

stipulation, judicial admission

(noun) (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record; “a stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

stipulation (plural stipulations)

The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.

Something that is stated or stipulated as a condition of an agreement.

(botany) The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules.

(chess) A goal to be achieved in a chess problem; for example, to checkmate Black within a specified number of moves.

Source: Wiktionary


Stip`u*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. stipulatio: cf. F. stipulation.]

1. The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.

2. That which is stipulated, or agreed upon; that which is definitely arranged or contracted; an agreement; a covenant; a contract or bargain; also, any particular article, item, or condition, in a mutual agreement; as, the stipulations of the allied powers to furnish each his contingent of troops.

3. (Law)

Definition: A material article of an agreement; an undertaking in the nature of bail taken in the admiralty courts; a bargain. Bouvier. Wharton.

Syn.

– Agreement; contract; engagement. See Covenant.

Stip`u*la"tion, n. Etym: [See Stipule.] (Bot.)

Definition: The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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