DEFINITION
definition. The meaning of a term as explicitly stated in a drafted document such as a contract,
a corporate bylaw, an ordinance, or a statute; a definiens.
lexical definition.A dictionary-style definition of a word, purporting to give the full meaning
of a term.
stipulative definition.A definition that, for purposes of the document in which it appears,
arbitrarily clarifies a term with uncertain boundaries or that includes or excludes specified items
from the ambit of the term. [Blacks Law 8th]