(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: judicial admission ]
an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
[ Syn: condition , precondition ]
a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement
[ Syn: specification ]