Independent - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition independent

independent

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1 : not dependent on others (as parents) for livelihood
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: not a dependent [declared she was on her financial aid form]
2 a : not affiliated with another usually larger unit [an adjuster]
b : not contingent on something else [an promise]
in·de·pen·dence n

in·de·pen·dent·ly adv