'Stipulation' definitions:

Definition of 'stipulation'

From: WordNet
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" [syn: stipulation, judicial admission]
noun
An assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else [syn: condition, precondition, stipulation]
noun
A restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement [syn: stipulation, specification]

Definition of 'Stipulation'

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

Definition of 'Stipulation'

From: GCIDE
  • Stipulation \Stip`u*la"tion\, n. [L. stipulatio: cf. F. stipulation.]
  • 1. The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Law) A material article of an agreement; an undertaking in the nature of bail taken in the admiralty courts; a bargain. --Bouvier. Wharton. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Agreement; contract; engagement. See Covenant. [1913 Webster]