"stipulation" in the noun sense
1. stipulation, judicial admission
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
"a stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay"
2. condition, precondition, stipulation
an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
3. stipulation, specification
a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement
Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)
Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.
View WordNet® License