Definitions for: Stipulation

[n] a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement
[n] an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
[n] (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"

Webster (1913) Definition: Stip`u*la"tion, n. [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) 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. [See Stipule.] (Bot.)
The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules.

Synonyms: condition, judicial admission, precondition, specification

See Also: assumption, boundary condition, concession, premise, premiss, provision, proviso, restriction

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