stipulation

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 agreement; a covenant; a contract or bargain; also, any particular article, item, or condition, in a mutual agreement; as, the stipulations of the allied powers to furnish each his contingent of troops. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) A material article of an agreement; an undertaking in the nature of bail taken in the admiralty courts; a bargain. Bouvier. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Agreement; contract; engagement. See Covenant. [ 1913 Webster ]