Definition of Stipulation

1. 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"

Exact synonyms: Judicial Admission
Generic synonyms: Concession
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law

2. Noun. An assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else.
Exact synonyms: Condition, Precondition
Generic synonyms: Assumption, Premise, Premiss
Specialized synonyms: Boundary Condition, Provision, Proviso
Derivative terms: Condition

3. Noun. A restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement.
Exact synonyms: Specification
Generic synonyms: Confinement, Restriction
Derivative terms: Specify, Stipulate

Definition of Stipulation

1. n. The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.

2. n. The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules.

Definition of Stipulation

1. Noun. Something that is stated or stipulated as a condition of an agreement. ¹

2. Noun. (botany) The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stipulation

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stipulation

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stipulative definition
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stir
stir-crazy
stir-fried
stir-fries

Literary usage of Stipulation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1890)
"Dismissed per stipulation, on motion of Mr. MB Philipp, of counsel for ... Dismissed with costs per stipulation, on motion of Mr. Wm. A. McKen- ncy, ..."

2. Pacific Reporter by West Publishing Company (1886)
"purpose of deceiving and misleading the court,) in response to a suggestion that the stipulation referred to was only a stipulation to continue the hearing ..."

3. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1918)
"the stipulation of facts Is slight, consisting of contemporaneous entries in the corporation record and account books of the banks, and the indorsement on ..."

4. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1911)
"There was a stipulation in such security deed, which was properly recorded January 16, 1907, that the grantor should "not permit waste, and especially no ..."

5. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"The corresponding stipulation in most of the confirmed agreements is equally stringent. It is clear, therefore, that the franking privilege is not confined ..."

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