Meaning of CONTINGENCY
| Pronunciation: | | kun'tinjunsee
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- [n] a possible event or occurrence or result
- [n] the state of being contingent on something
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| | Synonyms: | | eventuality |
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| | See Also: | | dependance, dependence, dependency, happening, natural event, occurrence | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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