stipulation
Other forms: stipulations
If all stipulations aren't met, the deal's off. By not reading the contract's fine print, you overlooked the stipulation that you perform in a clown suit. At least you can juggle.
The Latin root of stipulation is stipulat-, meaning “demanded as a formal promise.” The judge might allow you to go free, with the stipulation that you never again go swimming in a public fountain. A nightly foot massage could be one of many stipulations detailed in your “dating agreement.” Right or left tonight?
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a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreementsynonyms: specificationtype of:confinement, restrictionthe act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
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(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”synonyms: judicial admissiontype of:concessiona point conceded or yielded
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an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something elsesynonyms: condition, preconditiontypes:boundary condition(mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equationstype of:assumption, premise, premissa statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
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Just as "history is written by the winners," the historical record often skips over missteps or mistakes made by those same winners. The Articles of Confederation were the founding fathers' first attempt at establishing an central alliance of all the different states in 1777. Although a valiant effort, the provisions laid down in this document didn't quite work the way the writers wanted them to, and they soon realized they had to start again with a new document. That second try is known as The Constitution, and it endures to this day. Here are 43 vocabulary words from The Articles of Confederation. The entire document is available here.
Laura Hillenbrand recounts the tumultuous and amazingly true story of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who, after surviving 40 days adrift at sea, became a prisoner of war in Japan during World War II.
Bella Swan moves to Forks, Washington, where she meets the enigmatic Edward Cullen, a classmate with a dark secret.