stipulation

英 [,stɪpjʊ'leɪʃn] 美[,stɪpjə'leʃən]

• n. 规定；约定；条款；契约

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;

"a stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay"

2. an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

3. a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement