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]