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stipulation - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'stipulation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stipulation [ n.]
- The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.
- 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.
- A material article of an agreement; an undertaking in the nature of bail taken in the admiralty courts; a bargain.
- The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules.

Meaning of 'stipulation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . stipulation [ n]
Meaning (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
Example in sentence:
  • a stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay