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Noun: contingent liability
  1. Liabilities that may be incurred by an entity depending on the outcome of a uncertain future event such as a court case.
    "Examples of contingent liabilities include outstanding lawsuits, product warranty, claims against the company not acknowledged as debts, and so forth."

Derived forms: contingent liabilities

Type of: liabilities

Encyclopedia: Contingent liability

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