Associations to the word «Stipulation»

Wiktionary

STIPULATION, noun. The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.
STIPULATION, noun. Something that is stated or stipulated as a condition of an agreement.
STIPULATION, noun. (botany) The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules.
STIPULATION, noun. (chess) A goal to be achieved in a [1]; for example, to checkmate Black within a specified number of moves.

Dictionary definition

STIPULATION, 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".
STIPULATION, noun. An assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else.
STIPULATION, noun. A restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement.

Wise words

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