stipulation
C2
noun
Freq #44797
Meanings
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noun
Something that is stated or stipulated as a condition of an agreement.
The stipulations of the contract won't allow you to do that.
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noun
a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement
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3
noun
an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
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4
noun
(law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court
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5
noun
The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.
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noun
The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules.
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noun
A goal to be achieved in a chess problem; for example, to checkmate Black within a specified number of moves.
Etymology
From Latin stipulātiō.
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Synonyms
2
noun
· a restriction that is...
specification
4
noun
· (law) an agreement or...
judicial admission
Word family
Derived forms
nonstipulationrestipulationstipulationalstipulationally
Related forms
stipulate