stipulation

(noun)

noun

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

- a stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay

Definition categories: communication, concession

2. an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

Similar word(s): condition, precondition

Definition categories: communication, assumption, premise, premiss

3. a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement

Similar word(s): specification

Definition categories: act, confinement, restriction

Sentences with stipulation as a noun:

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

- If I lend you my car, my only stipulation is that you fill up the gas tank before returning it.