An agreement between the parties of a lawsuit or other court action in which they agree certain laws or facts are assumed true and relevant.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
stipulation (noun)1.
an act of - stipulating
2.
something - stipulated , especially a condition, requirement, or item specified in a legal instrument
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
stipulation (noun)something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends
SYNONYMS:
contingency, if, provision, proviso, qualification, reservation, stipulationRELATED WORDS:
strings, terms; precondition, prerequisite, requirement, requisite; limitation, modification, restriction; exception, exemption; demand, essential, must, necessity, need