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Stipulation

The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.

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Assumption 76% connected

The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting.

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Concession 76% connected

The act of conceding or yielding; usually implying a demand, claim, or request, and thus distinguished from giving, which is voluntary or spontaneous.

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Confinement 76% connected

Restraint within limits; imprisonment; any restraint of liberty; seclusion.

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Premise 76% connected

A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.

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Premiss 76% connected

Premise.

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Restriction 76% connected

The act of restricting, or state of being restricted; confinement within limits or bounds.

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Provision 76% connected

The act of providing, or making previous preparation.

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Proviso 76% connected

An article or clause in any statute, agreement, contract, grant, or other writing, by which a condition is introduced, usually beginning with the wor…

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Condition 74% connected

Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength,…

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Condition 74% connected

Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength,…

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Synonym 3

Condition 92% connected

Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength,…

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Precondition 92% connected

A previous or antecedent condition; a preliminary condition.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Specification 92% connected

The act of specifying or determining by a mark or limit; notation of limits.

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