contingency

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

CONTINGENCE, CONTINGENCY noun [Latin , 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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