| 单词 | stipulation |
| 释义 | stipulation (once / 2312 pages) n 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? WORD FAMILYstipulation: stipulations+/stipulate: stipulated, stipulates, stipulating, stipulation, stipulatory USAGE EXAMPLESThe only stipulation of the Kucera gift is that the museum keeps at least one tractor on display. Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) One of the stipulations will be his tenure with his current team. Washington Post(Dec 14, 2016) One major limitation was the stipulation that devices must be operated remotely by a human pilot. New York Times(Dec 14, 2016) 1n (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 Syn|Hyper judicial admission concession a point conceded or yielded 2n a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement Syn|Hyper specification confinement, restriction the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) 3n an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else Syn|Hypo|Hyper condition, precondition boundary condition (mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations provision, provisoa stipulated condition assumption, premise, premiss a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn |
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