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stipulation

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stip⋅u⋅la⋅tion

  [stip-yuh-ley-shuhn]
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–noun
1. a condition, demand, or promise in an agreement or contract.
2. the act of stipulating.
Origin:
1545–55; < L stipulātiōn- (s. of stipulātiō). See stipulate 1 , -ion
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stip·u·la·tion   (stĭp'yə-lā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of stipulating.

  2. Something stipulated, especially a term or condition in an agreement.

stip'u·la·to'ry (-lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
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Word Origin & History

stipulation 
1552, "engagement or undertaking to do something," from L. stipulationem (nom. stipulatio), from stipulari "exact a promise." Traditionally said to be from L. stipula "straw," in ref. to some obscure symbolic act; this is rejected by most authorities, who, however, have not come up with a better guess. Meaning "act of specifying one of the terms of a contract or agreement" is recorded from 1750.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: stip·u·la·tion
Pronunciation: "sti-py&-'lA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : an act of stipulating
2 : something stipulated: as a : an agreement between parties regarding some aspect of a legal proceeding stipulation of facts> stipulation —New York Law Journal> b : a condition, requirement, or item specified in a legal instrument; specifically : STIPULATION POUR AUTRUI
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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