stip·u·la·tion /ˌstɪpjəˈleʃən/
  約束,約定,契約
  Stip·u·la·tion n.
  1. The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.
  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.
  3. Law A material article of an agreement; an undertaking in the nature of bail taken in the admiralty courts; a bargain.
  Syn: -- Agreement; contract; engagement. See Covenant.
  Stip·u·la·tion, n.  Bot. The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules.
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  stipulation
       n 1: (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]
       2: an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of
          something else [syn: condition, precondition]
       3: a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an
          agreement [syn: specification]