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stipulate (verb, adjective):
intransitive verb
1: to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract
2: to demand an express term in an agreement —used with for
transitive verb
1: to specify as a condition or requirement (as of an agreement or offer)
2: to give a guarantee of
adjective
: having stipules (stipule : either of a pair of small, usually leaflike appendages borne at the base of the petiole in many plants)
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : Like many terms used in the legal profession, stipulate, an English word since the 17th century, has its roots in Latin. It comes from stipulatus, the past participle of stipulari, a verb meaning “to demand a guarantee (from a prospective debtor).” In Roman law, oral contracts were deemed valid only if they followed a proper question-and-answer format; stipulate was sometimes used specifically of this same process of contract making, though it also could be used more generally for any means of making a contract or agreement. The “to specify as a condition or requirement” meaning of stipulate also dates to the 17th century, and is the sense of the word most often encountered today.
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