RELIANCE - The Law Mind Legal Dictionary

RELIANCEn.

Websters Unabridged Dictionary (1913) • 1913

The act of relying, or the condition or quality of being reliant; dependence; confidence; trust; repose of mind upon what is deemed sufficient support or authority. In reliance on promises which proved to be of very little value. Macaulay. Anything on which to rely; dependence; ground of trust; as, the boat was a poor reliance. Richardson.

reliancenoun

Wiktionary (English) • 2026

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The act of relying (on or in someone or something); trust. | The condition of being reliant or dependent. | Anything on which to rely; ground of trust. | A person or thing which relies on another.

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