Stipulation - Definition
stipulation
n 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" [syn: stipulation,
judicial admission]
2: an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of
something else [syn: condition, precondition,
stipulation]
3: a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an
agreement [syn: stipulation, specification]