dependent+on+circumstances

  • 31subject — sub·ject / səb ˌjekt/ n: the person upon whose life a life insurance policy is written and upon whose death the policy is payable: insured compare beneficiary b, policyholder Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …

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  • 32Home run — In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring runs for himself and each runner who was already on base, with no errors by… …

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  • 33Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation ArgueDate=February 28 ArgueYear=2007 DecideDate=June 25 DecideYear=2007 FullName=Hein, Jay, et al. (Dir., White House Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives) v. Freedom from… …

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  • 34precarious — precariously, adv. precariousness, n. /pri kair ee euhs/, adj. 1. dependent on circumstances beyond one s control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood. 2. dependent on the will or pleasure of another; liable to be withdrawn or… …

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  • 35circumstantial — cir·cum·stan·tial /ˌsər kəm stan chəl/ adj: belonging to, consisting in, or dependent on circumstances cir·cum·stan·tial·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 36precarious — pre•car•i•ous [[t]prɪˈkɛər i əs[/t]] adj. 1) dependent on circumstances beyond one s control; uncertain: a precarious livelihood[/ex] 2) dangerous because insecure or unsteady 3) based upon insufficient evidence 4) dependent on the will of… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 37precarious — /prəˈkɛəriəs / (say pruh kairreeuhs) adjective 1. dependent on circumstances beyond one s control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood. 2. dependent on the will or pleasure of another; liable to be withdrawn or lost at the will …

  • 38premises — That which is put before; that which precedes; the foregoing statements. Thus, in logic, the two introductory propositions of the syllogism are called the premises, and from them the conclusion is deduced. So, in pleading, the expression in… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 39Direct — Di*rect , a. [L. directus, p. p. of dirigere to direct: cf. F. direct. See {Dress}, and cf. {Dirge}.] 1. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means. [1913 …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 40Direct action — Direct Di*rect , a. [L. directus, p. p. of dirigere to direct: cf. F. direct. See {Dress}, and cf. {Dirge}.] 1. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means …

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