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Webster 1913 Edition


Stipulation

Stipˊu-la′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
stipulatio
: cf. F.
stipulation
.]
1.
The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.
2.
That which is stipulated, or agreed upon; that which is definitely arranged or contracted; an agreement; a covenant; a contract or bargain; also, any particular article, item, or condition, in a mutual agreement;
as, the
stipulations
of the allied powers to furnish each his contingent of troops
.
3.
(Law)
A material article of an agreement; an undertaking in the nature of bail taken in the admiralty courts; a bargain.
Bouvier. Wharton.
Syn. – Agreement; contract; engagement. See
Covenant
.

Stipˊu-la′tion

,
Noun.
[See
Stipule
.]
(Bot.)
The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules.

Webster 1828 Edition


Stipulation

STIPULATION

,
Noun.
[L.]
1.
The act of agreeing and covenanting; a contracting or bargaining.
2.
An agreement or covenant made by one person with another for the performance or forbearance of some act; a contract or bargain; as the stipulations of the allied powers to furnish each his contingent of troops.
3.
In botany, the situation and structure of the stipules.

Definition 2024


stipulation

stipulation

English

Noun

stipulation (plural stipulations)

  1. The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.
  2. Something that is stated or stipulated as a condition of an agreement.
    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.
  3. (botany) The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules.
  4. (chess) A goal to be achieved in a chess problem; for example, to checkmate Black within a specified number of moves.

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