stipulative
Americanadjective
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(of a definition, explanation, etc.) set forth by a writer or speaker applying it to a term or concept they intend to use in a different way than usual.
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having the nature of or involving a stipulation.
Other Word Forms
- non-stipulative adjective
Example Sentences
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To say this is to engage in what logicians refer to as “stipulative definition” — the attempt to settle an argument by defining it out of existence.
From Salon
Scientifically, the term is “fuzzy,” having only a vague and stipulative meaning.
From New York Times
Equitable Life Assurance Society refused to pay double indemnity on Gibbs's $2,500 policy because of a stipulative clause that death in a "submarine or aeronautical expedition" did not call for double payment.
From Time Magazine Archive
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