stipulation

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

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

From Latin stipulātiō.

“I ask no questions and make no stipulations. — A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
There had been no stipulation in her favor. — Twenty years after, Alexandre Dumas
This was the stipulation between Gilbert and himself. — Fame and Fortune; or, The Progress of Richard Hunter, Horatio, Jr. Alger

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