English noun: stipulation | |||
1. | stipulation (communication) (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 | ||
Samples | A stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay. | ||
Synonyms | judicial admission | ||
Broader (hypernym) | concession | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
2. | stipulation (communication) an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else | ||
Synonyms | condition, precondition | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assumption, premise, premiss | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | boundary condition, provision, proviso | ||
3. | stipulation (act) a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement | ||
Synonyms | specification | ||
Broader (hypernym) | confinement, restriction | ||