Definitions for: Contingency

[n] a possible event or occurrence or result
[n] the state of being contingent on something

Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: eventuality

See Also: dependance, dependence, dependency, happening, natural event, occurrence

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