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noun

Contingent n.

1.

An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency. "His understanding could almost pierce into future contingents."

2.

That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion; esp., a quota of troops. "From the Alps to the border of Flanders, contingents were required... 200,000 men were in arms."

adjective

Contingent adj.

1.

Possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual. "Weighing so much actual crime against so much contingent advantage."

2.

Dependent on that which is undetermined or unknown; as, the success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he can not control. "Uncertain and contingent causes."

3.

(Law) Dependent for effect on something that may or may not occur; as, a contingent estate. "If a contingent legacy be left to any one when he attains, or if he attains, the age of twenty-one."

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"Contingent" Quotes from Famous Books

... the American note, this restriction of the use of the submarines is contingent on the fact that enemy mercantile abstain from the use of the neutral flag and other neutral distinctive marks. It would appear to be a matter of course that such mercantile vessels also abstain from arming themselves and from all resistance ...

— New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 - April-September, 1915 • Various

... time when his very life was not his own, and present responsibilities so urged him, that one would fancy he had time for no other thought, Gregory was able to turn his mind to the consideration of a contingent danger in the almost fabulous East. In a letter written during the reign of Malek Shah, he suggested the idea of a crusade against the misbeliever, which later popes carried out. He assures the Emperor of Germany, whom he was ...

— Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) • John Henry Newman

... first contingent of British prisoners from Germany to arrive in London under the terms of the armistice reached Cannon Street Station from Dover yesterday. The party, numbering nearly 300, were provided with hot refreshments on arrival. The men looked ...

— The Better Germany in War Time - Being some Facts towards Fellowship • Harold Picton

... Muslims, who have inhabited these areas for thousands of years, has been displaced; furthermore, the destruction of the natural habitat poses serious threats to the area's wildlife populations; inadequate supplies of potable water; development of Tigris-Euphrates Rivers system contingent upon agreements with upstream riparian Turkey; air and water pollution; soil ...

— The 1999 CIA Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

... homes in the South. Some returned when their funds were about exhausted and worked five or six months more. Others remained at home for the winter. "It was expected that the brick yard would lose a very large number on the 8th of November. On the 15th of December another large contingent leaves for the South."—Johnson, Report on ...

— Negro Migration during the War • Emmett J. Scott

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