stipulate
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yəˌleɪt verb (used without object)
1.
to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for ).
verb (used with object)
2.
to arrange expressly or specify in terms of agreement: to stipulate a price.
3.
to require as an essential condition in making an agreement: Total disarmament was stipulated in the peace treaty.
4.
to promise, in making an agreement.
5.
Law. to accept (a proposition) without requiring that it be established by proof: to stipulate the existence of certain facts or that an expert witness is qualified.
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stipulate1 (ˈstɪpjʊˌleɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (foll by for) | |
| 1. | (tr; may take a clause as object) to specify, often as a condition of an agreement |
| 2. | to insist (on) as a term of an agreement |
| 3. | Roman law to make (an oral contract) in the form of question and answer necessary to render it legally valid |
| 4. | (tr; may take a clause as object) to guarantee or promise |
| [C17: from Latin stipulārī, probably from Old Latin stipulus firm, but perhaps from stipula a stalk, from the convention of breaking a straw to ratify a promise] | |
| stipulable1 | |
| —adj | |
| stipu'lation1 | |
| —n | |
| 'stipulator1 | |
| —n | |
| stipulatory1 | |
| —adj | |
| stipulate2 (ˈstɪpjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) | |
| —adj | |
| (of a plant) having stipules | |
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Example sentences
The parties may stipulate to a continuance only with the permission of the arbitrator.
First of all, let's stipulate that this is ridiculous.
Some clauses stipulate that name ownership applies even after contracts expire or artists die.
No additional discovery shall be allowed, except as the parties may stipulate or as the arbitrator may order.
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