Definition of "stipulate"

In general, steel springs were stipulated for primary suspension, although rubber was accepted for auxiliary springing; hydraulic dampers were specified and the use of laminated springs ruled out.

1960 December, “The first hundred 25 kV a.c. electric locomotives for B.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 726

My contract stipulated that I would make dinner for him at six o'clock and leave at seven after finishing the dishes; but the Professor began objecting to this schedule as soon as my son arrived on the scene.

2003, Yoko Ogawa, The Housekeeper and the Professor

Out of special love and affection they stipulate that the survivor shall remain in full possession and use the entire temporal estate which they leave behind and none of the heirs shall demand an account or proof or balance so that the survivor may manage the estate in the manner he or she thinks best.

1990, Irene English Shoemaker, Van Buskirk: A Legacy from New Amsterdam

The parties stipulate that Exhibits 1 through 3 accompanied the initial Verified Complaint and Jury Demand, and that they are displayed in this text in the Exhibits section solely for clarity of the layout.

2016 January 1, Elizabeth I. Boals, Shailee D. Sharma, Stanton v. Armstrong: Case File, Aspen Publishers, page 4

Although another person cannot stipulate for us, yet in our stipulations we can associate with ourselves another person who stipulates for the same performance, and is called an adstipulator.

2020 March 26, Gaius, Institutes of Roman Law, Jazzybee Verlag

Parties stipulate to serve discovery and notice discovery depositions no later than 45 days after the opening of discovery, and to respond to discovery within 30 days and take discovery depositions no later than the closing date of discovery.

1999, Steven H. Bazerman, Jason M. Drangel, Guide to Registering Trademarks, Aspen Publishers Online, page 22