Found 2 items, similar to stipulation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: stipulation 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: judicial admission ] 2: an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else [syn: condition, precondition] 3: a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement [syn: specification]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Stipulation 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] Stipulation \Stip`u*la"tion\, n. [See Stipule.] (Bot.) The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules. [1913 Webster]