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Contingent

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001258

Dependent on the occurrence of some future event that is uncertain. A contingent right or obligation only becomes effective if a specific condition is met. For example, a contingent remainder in property law depends on the death of a life tenant and the survival of a specific individual.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001258
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Contingent",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "Dependent on the occurrence of some future event that is uncertain. A contingent right or obligation only becomes effective if a specific condition is met. For example, a contingent remainder in property law depends on the death of a life tenant and the survival of a specific individual.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/contingent/"
}

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