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Stipulation

//ˌstɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement wordnet
  3. 3
    Something that is stated or stipulated as a condition of an agreement. countable, uncountable

    "The stipulations of the contract won't allow you to do that."

  4. 4
    an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else wordnet
  5. 5
    The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    (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 wordnet
  2. 7
    A goal to be achieved in a chess problem; for example, to checkmate Black within a specified number of moves. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Latin stipulātiō.

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