contingency : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: contingency	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for contingency
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
contingency n a possible event or occurrence or result [syn: eventuality, contingency, contingence] the state of being contingent on something
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Contingency \Contin"gency\, n.; pl. {Contingencies}. [Cf. F. contingence.] 1. Union or connection; the state of touching or contact. [bd]Point of contingency.[b8] --J. Gregory. 2. The quality or state of being contingent or casual; the possibility of coming to pass. Aristotle says we are not to build certain rules on the contingency of human actions. --South. 3. An event which may or may not occur; that which is possible or probable; a fortuitous event; a chance. The remarkable position of the queen rendering her death a most important contingency. --Hallam. 4. An adjunct or accessory. --Wordsworth. 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.