Definition of DEPENDENCY in Black's Law Dictionary 4th Edition – Legal dictionary – Glossary of legal terms.
Definition of DEPENDENCY
A territory distinct from the country in which the supreme sovereign power resides, but belonging rightfully to it, and subject to the laws and regulations which the sovereign may think proper to prescribe. U. S'. v. The Nancy, 3 Wash.C.C. 286, Fed.Cas.No.15,854; Posadas v. National City Bank of N. Y., Phil.Islands, 56 S.Ct. 349, 350, 296 U.S. 497, 80 L.Ed. 351.
It differs from a colony, because it is not settled by the citizens of the sovereign or mother state; and from possession, because it is held by other title than that of mere conquest.
A relation between two persons, where one is sustained by another or looks to or relies on aid of another for support or for reasonable necessaries consistent with dependent's position in life. Peterson v. Industrial Commission, 331 Ill. 254, 162 N.E. 846, 847.
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