Both Uses of
stipulate
in
Bleak House
- I pretend to no claim upon you, Mr. C., but for the zealous and active discharge—not the languid and routine discharge, sir: that much credit I stipulate for—of my professional duty.†
Chpt 37-39
- Still, Mr. Tulkinghorn, sir, I must stipulate that if you have any word with me, that word is spoken in the presence of my friend.†
Chpt 37-39 *
Definition:
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(stipulate as in: she stipulated) to formally state -- such as a condition, or a requirement of a contract, or an opinion of a circumstance that has legal significance