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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.
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2. The quality or state of being contingent or casual; the
possibility of coming to pass.
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Aristotle says we are not to build certain rules on
the contingency of human actions. --South.
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3. An event which may or may not occur; that which is
possible or probable; a fortuitous event; a chance.
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The remarkable position of the queen rendering her
death a most important contingency. --Hallam.
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4. An adjunct or accessory. --Wordsworth.
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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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