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. (
- usage: "a stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay"
- synonyms: judicial admission
- An assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else.
- synonyms: condition, precondition
- A restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement.
- synonyms: specification
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