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Dependent

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

Black's Law Dictionary

Deriving existence, support or direction from another; conditioned, in respect to force or obligation, upon an extraneous act or fact

Dependent contract. One which depends or is conditional upon another. One which it is not the duty of the contractor to perform until some obligation contained in the same agreement has been performed by the other party. Ham. Parties, 17, 29, 30, 109.

Dependent covenant. See Covenant.