condition subsequent

noun

A condition depending upon an uncertain event which, if fulfilled, brings an end to an obligation or legal transaction.

Opposite
condition precedent
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Meanings

nouncondition subsequent (plural conditions subsequent)

plural conditions subsequent

  1. lawA condition depending upon an uncertain event which, if fulfilled, brings an end to an obligation or legal transaction.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
condition precedent

Translations

Dutch ontbindende voorwaarde
  • ontbindende voorwaardecondition
French condition résolutoire
  • condition résolutoirecondition
German auflösende Bedingung
  • auflösende Bedingungcondition
Italian condizione risolutiva
  • condizione risolutivacondition
Portuguese condição resolutiva
  • condição resolutivacondition
Spanish condición resolutoria
  • condición resolutoriacondition
Thai เงื่อนไขบังคับหลัง
  • เงื่อนไขบังคับหลัง (ngʉ̂ʉan-kǎi-bang-káp-lǎng)condition
Welsh ôl-amod
  • ôl-amodcondition
Cite this entry
APA

condition subsequent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/condition%20subsequent

MLA

“condition subsequent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/condition%20subsequent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “condition subsequent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/condition%20subsequent.

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