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Capitulation vs Stipulation - What's the difference?

capitulation | stipulation |

As nouns the difference between capitulation and stipulation

is that capitulation is a reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement while stipulation is the act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.

capitulation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement.
  • The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms; the act of ceasing to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand.
  • The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or surrender.
  • An enumeration of the main parts of a subject.
  • stipulation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.
  • Something that is stated or stipulated as a condition of an agreement.
  • The stipulations of the contract won't allow you to do that.
    If I lend you my car, my only stipulation is that you fill up the gas tank before returning it.
  • (botany) The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules.