stipulation
noun
stip·u·la·tion
ˌsti-pyə-ˈlā-shən 
1
: an act of stipulating
2
: something stipulated
especially
: a condition, requirement, or item specified in a legal instrument
Examples of stipulation in a Sentence
We agreed to the deal with the stipulation that she pay the expenses herself.
their proposal for a baseball franchise includes several stipulations that are unacceptable
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Minnesota’s housing network is scrambling to adjust to the federal government’s new grant stipulations in housing and homeless programs.
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Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 3 Dec. 2025
Throughout the Scripps deal discussions, Sinclair proposed three different variations of a transaction, including different stipulations of who would remain as CEO and whether the deal would be structured as a merger or an acquisition, said the people familiar.
—Lillian Rizzo,alex Sherman, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
Judge Freniere is reading another stipulation about Walshe’s fraud conviction.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 2 Dec. 2025
But athletic directors say families are finding ways around those stipulations, including the rule that a family cannot retain ownership of its previous home.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 30 Nov. 2025
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Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 3 Dec. 2025
Throughout the Scripps deal discussions, Sinclair proposed three different variations of a transaction, including different stipulations of who would remain as CEO and whether the deal would be structured as a merger or an acquisition, said the people familiar.
—Lillian Rizzo,alex Sherman, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
Judge Freniere is reading another stipulation about Walshe’s fraud conviction.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 2 Dec. 2025
But athletic directors say families are finding ways around those stipulations, including the rule that a family cannot retain ownership of its previous home.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 30 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stipulation
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“Stipulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stipulation. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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stipulation
noun
stip·u·la·tion
ˌstip-yə-ˈlā-shən
: something required as part of an agreement
Legal Definition
stipulation
noun
stip·u·la·tion
ˌsti-pyə-ˈlā-shən
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 Journal
New York Law Journal
b
: a condition, requirement, or item specified in a legal instrument
specifically
: stipulation pour autrui
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