Legal Definition and Related Resources of Dependent
Meaning of Dependent
One who is unable to subsist without the aid of another. One who depends upon or is sustained by another or relies on another for support . One who relies on another for the reasonable necessities of life. See Russell v Johnson, 42 N.E.2d 392, 112 Ind. A pp. 253.
Dependent Alternative Definition
One who depends; one who is sustained by another, or who relies on another for support or favor. 251 111. 256.
Financial Definition of Dependent
Acceptance of a capital budgeting project contingent on the acceptance of another project.
What does Dependent mean?
A covered person who relies on another person for support or obtains health coverage through a spouse or parent who is the covered person under a health plan
Synonyms of Dependent
noun
- charge
- child
- helpless person
- individual under guardianship
- juvenile charge
- minor
- minor under guardianship
- minor under protectorship
- pensioner
- person under guardianship
- vassal
- ward Associated Concepts: actual dependent
- dependent and neglected child
- dependent person
- dependent wife
- lawful dependent
- legal dependent
- minor dependent
- partial dependency
- total dependency
adjective
- ancillary
- conditional
- conditioned
- contingent
- controlled by
- derivative
- derived from
- due to
- evolved from
- granted on certain terms
- helpless
- imposing a condition
- incident to
- limited
- minor
- modified by conditions
- needing outside support
- obnoxius
- pendent
- provisory
- qualified
- regulated by
- reliant
- restricted
- resulting from
- servile
- subject
- subject to
- subordinate
- subservient
- sustained by
- unable to exist without
- weak
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Absolute, Condition Precedent, Contingency, Contingent, Dependency, Family, Head Of A Family, Incident, Liability, , Pauper, Pensioner, Probation, Social Security.
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English Spanish Translation of Dependent
Persona a su cargo
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United States Tax Concept of Child and Dependent Care Credit
A tax credit of up to 30% based on certain care expenses you paid for the care of your children or other dependents to allow you to work. The credit can save as much as $720 off your tax bill if you pay for the care of one individual or as much as $1,440 if you pay for the care of two or more individuals.
United States Tax Concept of Dependent
A person who relies on someone else for financial support. You can claim a dependency exemption on your tax return for each dependent who qualifies. To qualify the dependent must meet all five of the following tests:
Relationship or member of household test
Citizenship test
Joint return test
Gross income test
Support test
Each dependent under age 17 also qualifies his or her parent for a $500 tax credit.
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