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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 agreementplay

    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 elseplay

    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 recordplay

    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)

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