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contingent liability
con·tin·gent li·a·bil·i·ty (plural con·tin·gent li·a·bil·i·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
indirect legal responsibility: legal responsibility for damage or injury caused not directly by a company's employees but indirectly, e.g. by its contractors
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