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Contingency

CONTINGENCE, CONTINGENCY, n. [L., to fall or happen to; to touch. See Touch.]
1. The quality of being contingent or casual; a happening; or the possibility of coming to pass.
We are not to build certain rules on the contingency of human actions.
2. Casualty; accident; fortuitous event. The success of the attempt will depend on contingencies. [See Accident and Casualty.]

 

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