{"id":360203,"date":"2013-01-28T16:34:14","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/dictionary\/definition\/dependent.html"},"modified":"2013-01-28T16:34:14","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:34:14","slug":"dependent","status":"publish","type":"dictionary","link":"https:\/\/dictionary.findlaw.com\/definition\/dependent.html","title":{"rendered":"Dependent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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1<\/b> :<\/b> determined or conditioned by another
:<\/b> contingent <\/a>
2 a<\/b> :<\/b> relying on another for esp. financial support
b<\/b> :<\/b> lacking the necessary means of support or protection and in need of aid from others (as a public agency) [have the child declared and taken away from his or her parents “L. H. Tribe”]
3<\/b> :<\/b> subject to another’s jurisdiction [the United States and its territories]
n :<\/b> a person who is dependent
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:<\/b> a close relative or member of a taxpayer’s household who receives over half of his or her support from the taxpayer and is a U.S. citizen, national, or resident, or a resident of a bordering country (as Mexico) see also dependency exemption<\/i> at exemption<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Source: Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law \u00a91996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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