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📄 To set terms ⚖️ To agree legally
to stipulate

to stipulate

15 7.9
Make a formal spoken agreement in court that has legal force
  • verb
  • /ˈstɪp.jə.leɪt/
  • Formal
: estipular
  • During negotiations, the lawyers stipulate that certain conditions must be met.
  • the parties stipulated
  • the agreement stipulated
  • the law stipulated

That wasn't necessary, but he should have stipulated for the purposes of trial.

Examples

  • We will stipulate that no such document exists.

    The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)

  • We'll stipulate it's not her handwriting.

    Guilty as Sin (1993)

  • Moreover, it was stipulated that I give the orders.

    Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)

  • Regulations that deal with household waste stipulate that the best available technology (BAT) should be used.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The prosecution stipulates the witness is currently under indictment.

    The Big Easy (1986)

  • The facts have been stipulated, the briefs have been read.

    Rounders (1998)

  • At that stage, the parties also stipulated that the arbitration clause was "silent" on the topic of class arbitration.

    Academic text (2016)

  • In 1993, Iran unilaterally canceled the 1971 agreement that stipulated future joint exploitation of the islands' gas and oil resources.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Seed contamination was common until the passage of state laws stipulating the purity level of salable crop material.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The MBS guaranteed by Fannie and Freddie had different transfer procedures stipulated, and they were adhered to.

    Blog text (14)

How Formal

to contract
  • Formal
64 3.5
to stipulate
  • Formal
15 7.9
to agree
∞ 1.0
to propose
∞ 3.0
to suggest
∞ 1.6

Surface Forms

stipulate infinitive
stipulated past
stipulated past participle
stipulating present participle
stipulates third person singular

Etymology

Stipulate comes from the Latin legal idea stipulatio, where two people made a 'binding promise' by asking and answering out loud. So in law, to stipulate means to state facts or agree aloud in a way that counts in court.