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STIPULATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement
Synonyms:
specification; stipulation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("stipulation" is a kind of...):
confinement; restriction (the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary))
Derivation:
stipulate (specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
Synonyms:
condition; precondition; stipulation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("stipulation" is a kind of...):
assumption; premise; premiss (a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stipulation"):
boundary condition ((mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations)
provision; proviso (a stipulated condition)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(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:
a stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay
Synonyms:
judicial admission; stipulation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("stipulation" is a kind of...):
concession (a point conceded or yielded)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)