stipulation

Noun
  1. (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 (synset 107231421)
    "a stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay"
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: concession - a point conceded or yielded
    same as: judicial admission
  2. An assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else (synset 106768279)
    is a type of: assumption, premise, premiss - a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
    subtypes:
    same as: condition, precondition
  3. A restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement (synset 101151798)
    is a type of: confinement, restriction - the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
    same as: specification

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