contingency

• a possible event or occurrence or result
• the state of being contingent on something
• Union or connection
• The quality or state of being contingent or casual
• An event which may or may not occur
• An adjunct or accessory
• A certain possible event that may or may not happen, by which, when happening, some particular title may be affected

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