Stip′ū-lā′tion, n.

n. [Lat. stipulatio, Fr. stipulation, Pr. stipulacio, Sp. estipulacion, It. stipulazione.]

1. The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining.
2. That which is stipulated or agreed upon; that which is definitely arranged or contracted; an agreement; a covenant; a contract or bargain; as, the stipulations of the allied powers to furnish each his contingent of troops.
3. (Bot.) The situation and structure of the stipules.
4. (Law.) A material article of an agreement; an undertaking in the nature of bail taken in the admiralty courts; a bargain. Bouvier. Wharton.

Syn.—Covenant; agreement; contract; engagement. See COVENANT.