Contingency1. (n.) An event which may or may not occur; that which is possible or probable; a fortuitous event; a chance.
2. (n.) Union or connection; the state of touching or contact.
3. (n.) The quality or state of being contingent or casual; the possibility of coming to pass.
4. (n.) An adjunct or accessory.
5. (n.) A certain possible event that may or may not happen, by which, when happening, some particular title may be affected.
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