Meaning

noun (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

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

noun a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement

originEtymology tree Latin stipulārī Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin stipulātiōbor. English stipulation Borrowed from Latin stipulātiō.

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