stipulation
- noun
- /ˌstɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
- Formal
- The only stipulation in the contract is that the work must be completed by the end of the month.
- donor stipulation
- imposed stipulations
- textual stipulation
Forget it then That was your, that was your one stipulation.
- Forget it then That was your, that was your one stipulation.
- It's funny because when I was asked to do Friends, I said I will be on Friends as a guest star, but the one stipulation is I won't play myself.
- And so the one stipulation with this rescue was that they had to administer the shots or the puppy until they reached like six months or after their first three sets of shots.
- But just the one stipulation that no cocks, no.
- You would say yes with some stipulations, yes OK with some like say more money.
- You know, and it's now with with this, with these new stipulations that are put on society.
- There will also be some stipulations on the basic underlying professionalism of the clinician who provides.
- And I mean meaningful penalties, really stiff fines, lifetime no fly stipulations, long term loss of a driver's license, in some cases imprisonment.
Examples
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Minor policy adjustments will be allowed, but major policy stipulations are already in place and are not subject to negotiation.
Academic text (1994) -
Critical to our discussion is the constitutional stipulation regarding citizenship, which reads as follows:
Academic text (1995) -
- It is a stipulation of the bank that all my key people have life insurance.
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The data used in this paper were provided with the stipulation that the company names not be revealed.
Academic text (1991) -
I agreed, but with only one stipulation: I got to buy one for him.
Blog text (3) -
The only stipulation, of course, is that you and your husband must sign at the same time for the receipt of your prize.
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Our council has very specific stipulations on what we can and cannot post.
Academic text (2012) -
Authority serves the common good by making a stipulation and enforcing its terms.
Academic text (2008) -
Net assets are subject to donor-imposed stipulations that they be maintained permanently by the Society.
Academic text (1998) -
Well, actually, the estate is sellin' the property with the stipulation that whoever comes on board and buys the property is going to care and maintain these endangered animals.
Synonyms
A condition or rule in an agreement that people must follow
A rule that must be met for an agreement or offer to be accepted
A rule in a contract or legal document
A detailed document that lists what a product, job, or contract must have
A condition written in a legal document that limits or allows something
The conditions for a deal, especially how and when you pay
How Binding
- Formal
- Formal
- Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
stipulation = stipulate (transparent) = stipulat + ion
Standard nominalization from the verb 'stipulate' using '-ion', yielding a noun meaning 'a specified condition'.
Etymology
The word stipulation comes from a Latin word meaning a formal 'promise' or 'demand' and shares the same root as stipulate. So a stipulation in a contract is a clear condition or requirement that the people involved have promised to follow.