See Also: CONTINGENT(law)
contingent(dictionary)
Contingent(finance)
Contingent(money)
Contingent order(finance)
contingent 2, noun(dictionary)
Contingent claim(finance)
CONTINGENT DAMAGES(law)
Contingent order(money)
Contingent immunization(money)

CONTINGENT (law)


CONTINGENT. What may or may not happen;. what depends upon a doubtful event; as, a contingent debt, which is a debt depending upon some uncertain event. as, a contingent debt, which is a debt depending upon some uncertain event. 9 Ves. It. 110; Co. Bankr. Laws, 245; 7 Ves. It. 301; 1 Ves.