Mesorat%20hashas for Kiddushin 38:14
אמר חזקיה שאני הכא דאמר קרא (שמות כא, ז) לאמה פעמים שאינו מוכרה אלא לאמה בלבד
this is R'Meir's opinion. But the Sages maintain: If he wishes to designate her, he can do so, because he [her father] has stipulated contrary to what is written in the Torah, and he who makes a stipulation contrary to what is decreed in the Torah, his stipulation is null.
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