Stipulation
In
trial
.
For example, both parties might stipulate to certain facts and so not have to argue them in court. After the stipulation is entered into, it is presented to the judge.
The word is derived from the
Ancient Roman custom was that the negotiating parties, upon reaching an agreement, broke a straw as a sign of their agreement and wrote down the agreement's rules (stipulationes).[1]
References
- ^ Caesar and Christ, Will Durant, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1944
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