• noun:   a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement
• 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

  Example: "A stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay"

• noun:   an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

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