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]