stipulation
Americannoun
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a condition, demand, or promise in an agreement or contract.
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the act of stipulating. stipulate.
Other Word Forms
- nonstipulation noun
- restipulation noun
Etymology
Origin of stipulation
First recorded in 1545–55, stipulation is from the Latin word stipulātiōn- (stem of stipulātiō ). See stipulate 1, -ion
Example Sentences
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The rules set out the safety standards helmets must meet and have stipulations about the shape.
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There is no stipulation about how each local authority should divide their funding between those different purposes.
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A stipulation of the bondholder-group loan is that the management team of the parent company, Saks Global, is terminated, one of them said.
A later version of the contract has been found where this stipulation has been changed to "where this is possible".
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The DOJ said it would comply with the congressional request to release documents, with some stipulations.
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