[syn: stipulation, specification]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Stipulation \Stip`u*la"tion\, n. [See Stipule.] (Bot.)
The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Stipulation \Stip`u*la"tion\, n. [L. stipulatio: cf. F.
stipulation.]
1. The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an
agreement.
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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.
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3. (Law) A material article of an agreement; an undertaking
in the nature of bail taken in the admiralty courts; a
bargain. --Bouvier. Wharton.
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Syn: Agreement; contract; engagement. See Covenant.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
stipulation
n 1: (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]
2: an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of
something else [syn: condition, precondition,
stipulation]
3: a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an
agreement [syn: stipulation, specification]