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11contingent — con|tin|gent1 [kənˈtındʒənt] adj formal [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin, present participle of contingere to have contact with, happen to , from com ( COM ) + tangere to touch ] depending on something that may happen in the future… …
12contingent estate, interest or right — An estate, interest or right which depends for its effect upon an event which may or may not happen. A contingent estate is one which is conditioned upon the existence of persons who answer the description of takers but who cannot be ascertained… …
13contingent estate, interest or right — An estate, interest or right which depends for its effect upon an event which may or may not happen. A contingent estate is one which is conditioned upon the existence of persons who answer the description of takers but who cannot be ascertained… …
14contingent — 1. noun /kən.ˈtɪn.dʒənt/ a) An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency. b) That which falls to one in a division or …
15contingent — 1. adjective formal dependent on something that is uncertain or that will happen in the future (+ on/upon): Further investment would be contingent upon the company s profit performance. contingently adverb 2. noun (C) also + plural verb (BrE) 1 a …
16contingent claim — A liability which depends upon some future event which may or may not happen, and which, therefore, makes it wholly uncertain whether ultimately there ever will be a liability. Re Ayeres, 123 Neb 453, 243 NE 274. A claim against an insolvent… …
17contingent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. possible; provisional, conditional, provisory, dependent; incidental, accidental, casual. See chance, liability, circumstance, qualification. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Accidental] Syn. chance,… …
18contingent — con·tin·gent /kən tin jənt/ adj 1: likely but not certain to happen compare executory 2: intended for use in circumstances not completely foreseen a contingent fund 3: dependent on or conditioned by something else …
19Contingent Self Esteem — Contingent Relationship Self Esteem is the idea that individuals base their self esteem on the approval of others or by using social comparisons. Certain events will affect one s self esteem when one s level of self worth is dependent upon… …
20contingent remainder — see remainder Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. contingent remainder …
