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bank on

Depend on be confident of

precarious

precarious : depending on the will or pleasure of another [a temporary and office] see also precarious possession at possession

arbitrary

arbitrary 1 : depending on individual discretion (as of a judge) and not fixed by standards, rules, or law [the manner of

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dependent

is a U.S. citizen, national, or resident, or a resident of a bordering country (as Mexico) see also dependency exemption at exemption

exemption

(as sections 151 and 152 of the Internal Revenue Code) NOTE: Under the federal income tax laws, the dependency exemption is allowed for each dependent whose gross income is less than the exemption or who is a

Foras

The whole island of Bombay fell under that denomination when under Portuguese rule, being then a mere outlying dependency of Bassein. Subsequently the term 'foras' was, for the most part, though perhaps not quite exclusively, limited to

Dependant

See Dependent Dependence Dependency

Foreign State

Foreign State, means any State outside India and includes every constituent part, colony or dependency of such State. [Extradition Act, 1962 (34 of 1962), s. 2(e)] Foreign state, is any state other than

deduction

for an amount set by tax law that under section 151 of the Internal Revenue Code includes the dependency deduction stan·dard deduction : a deduction of an amount set by tax law that is allowed to be

Family

Regulation) Act, 1986 (61 of 1986), s. 2 (v)] In relation to an operator, means his wife and dependant children and includes his dependent parents. [Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act, 1983 (35 of 1983), s. 3 (g)] Means:

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