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stipulation

/ˌstɪpjʊˈleɪʃən/

C1CEFR level
55/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

Medicine noun

A specific requirement or condition stated as part of an agreement.

The handover included a stipulation that any deterioration be reported immediately.

Similar: condition, requirement

Topic: Clinical consultation in Medical English

Law noun

An express term, condition, or requirement set out in an agreement.

Delivery was subject to the stipulation that the goods be inspected on arrival.

Similar: condition, term

Topic: Legal drafting in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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