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contingency |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Contingency \Con*tin"gen*cy\, n.; pl {Contingencies}. [Cf. F. contingence.] 1. Union or connection; the state of touching or contact ``Point of contingency.'' --J. Gregory. 2. The quality or state of being contingent or casual; the possibility of coming to pass. Aristotle says we are not to build certain rules on the contingency of human actions. --South. 3. An event which may or may not occur; that which is possible or probable; a fortuitous event; a chance. The remarkable position of the queen rendering her death a most important contingency. --Hallam. 4. An adjunct or accessory. --Wordsworth. 5. (Law) A certain possible event that may or may not happen, by which when happening, some particular title may be affected. Syn: Casualty; accident; chance. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: contingency n 1: a possible event or occurrence or result [syn: {eventuality}] 2: the state of being contingent on something
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