Contingency /(?)/

Con·tin·gen·cy

Contingency

n.

pl. Contingencies

  1. Union or connection; the state of touching or contact.
  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.
  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.
  4. An adjunct or accessory.
  5. A certain possible event that may or may not happen, by which, when happening, some particular title may be affected. (Law)