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ContingentContingent Con*tin"gent, a. [L. contingens, -entis, p. pr. of
contingere to touch on all sides, to happen; con- + tangere
to touch: cf. F. contingent. See Tangent, Tact.]
1. Possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur;
incidental; casual.
Weighing so much actual crime against so much
contingent advantage. --Burke.
2. Dependent on that which is undetermined or unknown; as,
the success of his undertaking is contingent upon events
which he can not control. ``Uncertain and contingent
causes.' --Tillotson.
3. (Law) Dependent for effect on something that may or may
not occur; as, a contingent estate.
If a contingent legacy be left to any one when he
attains, or if he attains, the age of twenty-one.
--Blackstone. Contingent
Contingent Con*tin"gent, n.
1. An event which may or may not happen; that which is
unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something
future; a contingency.
His understanding could almost pierce into future
contingets. --South.
2. That which falls to one in a division or apportionment
among a number; a suitable share; proportion; esp., a
quota of troops.
From the Alps to the border of Flanders, contingents
were required . . . 200,000 men were in arms.
--Milman.
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Contingency or
Contingent may
refer to:
Contingency (philosophy), in
philosophy and...
- A
contingent contract is an
agreement that
states which actions under certain conditions will
result in
specific outcomes.
Contingent contracts usually...
- In accounting,
contingent liabilities are
liabilities that may be
incurred by an
entity depending on the
outcome of an
uncertain ****ure
event such as the...
- A
contingent beneficiary is
someone who
benefits from a
contingent contract; they
profit from a promise,
which may or may be fulfilled, to do or abstain...
- The
Bromley Contingent were a
group of
followers of the **** Pistols. The name was
coined by
Melody Maker journalist Caroline Coon,
after the town of Bromley...
- The
contingent vote is an
electoral system used to
elect a
single representative in
which a
candidate requires a
majority of
votes to win. It is a form...
- The Nizam's
Contingent,
later Hyderabad Contingent, was a British-officered army of the
Nizam of Hyderabad. The Nizam's
Contingent was
formed through the...
-
Contingent work,
casual work, or
contract work, is an
employment relationship with
limited job security,
payment on a
piece work basis,
typically part-time...
- In the
United States, a
contingent election is used to
elect the
president or vice
president if no
candidate receives a
majority of the
whole number of...
- In
human perception,
contingent aftereffects are
illusory percepts that are
apparent on a test
stimulus after exposure to an
induction stimulus for an...
