legal stipulations
Binding agreement terms
Legal stipulations are formal conditions or requirements agreed upon by parties in a contract, settlement, or court proceeding.
In litigation, attorneys may enter stipulations to establish facts both sides accept, avoiding the need to prove them at trial: The parties filed a stipulation that the defendant was present at the scene.
More broadly, any binding terms or provisions in a legal document.
- filing deadlinesRequired completion times for paperwork
- clausesGrammatical or legal units
- fine printMiniature contractual text
- mandatesAuthoritative commands or requirements
- covenantsBinding formal agreements
good faith · ordinances · precedents · licensing requirements · due diligence · force majeure · act of God · permits · representations · breach of contract · burden of proof · rulings · amendments · indemnities · hold harmless · enactments · codes · warranties
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Proposed courses of action
suggestions · friendly advice · wishful thinking · best practices
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Unwritten mutual understandings
handshake deals · gentleman's agreements · unwritten rules · gentlemen's agreements · social conventions
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