Stipulation

Stipulation

In US law, a stipulation is an agreement made between opposing parties prior to a pending hearing or trial. For example, both parties might stipulate to certain facts, and therefore not have to argue those facts in court. After the stipulation is entered into, it is presented to the judge. In other legal systems a similar concept is called different names.

The term can also refer to a special rule in a professional wrestling match, which can force the loser to do something (e.g., retire), or any other edit to the basic rules of the match type.

Etymology

The word is derived from the ancient Latin word "stipula" meaning straw. As per the then Roman custom, the negotiating parties, upon reaching an agreement, broke a straw as a sign of their mutual agreement and wrote down the agreement rules ("stipulations"). [ Caesar and Christ, Will Durant, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1944]

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  • stipulation — stip·u·la·tion /ˌsti pyə lā shən/ n 1: an act of stipulating 2: something stipulated: as a: an agreement between parties regarding some aspect of a legal proceeding a stipulation of facts admitted the charges in a prehearing stipulation New York… …   Law dictionary

  • stipulation — [ stipylasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1231; lat. stipulatio 1 ♦ Dr. Clause, condition, mention (énoncée dans un contrat). Stipulation pour autrui. 2 ♦ Cour. Précision donnée expressément. Sauf stipulation contraire. ● stipulation nom féminin (latin stipulatio) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • stipulation — Stipulation, Stipulatio. Une stipulation qui se faisoit par authorité du Preteur entre les parties contendentes avec certaine gajure, Sponsio. Une stipulation de laquelle le cas est avenu: et que celuy qui l a faite, peut intenter action pour… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • stipulation — UK US /ˌstɪpjəˈleɪʃən/ noun [C, usually singular] FORMAL ► a statement that says exactly what something must be or how something must be done: »The only stipulation is that you have to register. »As part of the deal they will issue shares of… …   Financial and business terms

  • Stipulation — Stip u*la tion, n. [L. stipulatio: cf. F. stipulation.] 1. The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is stipulated, or agreed upon; that which is definitely arranged or contracted; an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stipulation — An agreement entered into between the parties, plaintiff and defendant. (Bernstein s Dictionary of Bankruptcy Terminology) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012. stipulation An agreement entered into between the parties, plaintiff and… …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

  • stipulation — Stipulation. s. f. v. Terme de pratique qui se dit de toutes sortes de clauses, conditions & conventions qui entrent dans un contract. Stipulation expresse, precise …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Stipulation — Stip u*la tion, n. [See {Stipule}.] (Bot.) The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stipulation — (v. lat. Stipulatio), im System der römischen Contracte eine besondere Art der Vertragsschließung, mittelst welcher die beiden Paciscenten dadurch in ein civilrechtlich klagbares Obligationsverhältniß traten, daß der eine (Stipulator) mit… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Stipulation — (lat.), vertragsmäßige Festsetzung zwischen mehrern Personen; stipulieren, festsetzen …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Stipulation — Stipulation,die:⇨Vertrag(1) …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

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