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stip·u·late /'sti-pyə-ˌlāt/ vb -lat·ed, -lat·ing [Latin stipulatus, past participle of stipulari to exact (as from a prospective debtor) a formal guarantee when making an oral contract]vi1: to make an agreement or covenant about something (as damages)2: to demand a particular promise in an agreement— used with formay...assume or stipulate for obligations of all kinds — Louisiana Civil Code3: to agree respecting an aspect of legal proceedings— used with tostipulated to a dismissal of the claim with prejudice — National Law Journalpleaded guilty to the charge of battery and stipulated to the underlying facts — Luna v. Meinke, 844 F. Supp. 1284 (1994)vt1: to specify esp. as a condition or requirement of an agreementparties may not stipulate the invalidity of statutes or ordinances — West v. Bank of Commerce & Trusts, 167 F.2d 664 (1948)the contract stipulated that the lessor was responsible for maintenancewithin a stipulated period of time2: to establish (procedure or evidence) by agreement during a proceedingdefendant stipulated that evidence was sufficient to support his conspiracy conviction — National Law Journalbased on stipulated facts
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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adjust, agree, arrange, assent, bargain, become bound, clarify, condition, contract, covenant, decide, denominate, designate, determine, engage, guarantee, include in an agreement, insist upon, lay down, make a condition, make a point of, make clear, make definition, mention, name, negotiate, pledge, postulate, predicate, promise, provide, set, settle, settle terms, signify, specify, state, stipulari
associated concepts: stipulated damages, stipulated fact, stipulation of a bill of particulars, stipulation of an adjournment, stipulation of appeal, stipulation of guilt, stipulation of judgment, stipulation of matters of law, stipulation of proof, stipulation of the record
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agree (contract), bear (adduce), designate, determine, mention, posit, promise (vow), select, signify (inform), specify
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.To require or demand something as part of an agreement; for the parties or attorneys on opposing sides of a case to agree in writing on how to handle certain parts of the lawsuit in order to limit issues and speed up the proceedings.n.stipulation
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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stipulate — UK US /ˈstɪpjəleɪt/ verb [T] FORMAL ► to state exactly what something must be or how something must be done: »The contract stipulated a three month notice period. stipulate sth in sth »They offered Jones one year of severance pay plus benefits as … Financial and business terms
Stipulate — Stip u*late, a. (Bot.) Furnished with stipules; as, a stipulate leaf. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stipulate — Stip u*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stipulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stipulating}.] [L. stipulatus, p. p. of stipulari to stipulate, fr. OL. stipulus firm, fast; probably akin to L. stipes a post. Cf. {Stiff}.] To make an agreement or covenant with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stipulate — stipulate1 [stip′yə lāt΄] vt. stipulated, stipulating [< L stipulatus, pp. of stipulari, to bargain < or akin to Umbrian stiplo, to stipulate; akin to L stips: see STIPEND] 1. to include specifically in the terms of an agreement, contract,… … English World dictionary
stipulate — 1620s, from L. stipulatus, pp. of stipulari (see STIPULATION (Cf. stipulation)). Related: Stipulated; stipulating … Etymology dictionary
stipulate — [v] decide on conditions agree, arrange, bargain, condition, contract, covenant, designate, detail, engage, guarantee, impose, insist upon, lay down, lay finger on, make, make a point, name, particularize, pin down, pledge, postulate, promise,… … New thesaurus
stipulate — ► VERB ▪ demand or specify as part of a bargain or agreement. DERIVATIVES stipulation noun. ORIGIN Latin stipulari demand as a formal promise … English terms dictionary
stipulate — UK [ˈstɪpjʊleɪt] / US [ˈstɪpjəˌleɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms stipulate : present tense I/you/we/they stipulate he/she/it stipulates present participle stipulating past tense stipulated past participle stipulated formal to say what is allowed … English dictionary
stipulate — stip|u|late [ˈstıpjuleıt] v [T] formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of stipulari to demand ] if an agreement, law, or rule stipulates something, it must be done = ↑state ▪ Laws stipulate the maximum interest rate that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
stipulate — stipulate1 stipulable /stip yeuh leuh beuhl/, adj. stipulator, n. stipulatory /stip yeuh leuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /stip yeuh layt /, v., stipulated, stipulating. v.i. 1. to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement… … Universalium