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Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

One which is liable to take effect or to be defeated according to the occurrence or non-occurrence of some uncertain event.

Harker v. Smith, 41 Ohio St. 238, 52 Am. Rep. 80; Markham v. Hufford, 123 Mich. 505, 82 N. W. 222, 48 L. R. A. 580, 81 Am. St, Rep. 222.