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aleatory, a.|ˈeɪliːətərɪ|
[ad. L. āleātōri-us, f. āleātor a dice-player, f. ālea a die, the dice.]
Dependent on the throw of a die; hence, dependent on uncertain contingencies.
1693Urquhart Rabelais iii. xlii, So continually fortunate in that aleatory way of deciding Law Debates. 1818H. Colebrooke Oblig. & Contr. i. 17 If the equivalent consist in the risk of loss, or the chance of gain, dependent on an uncertain event, the contract is contingent and aleatory or hazardous. 1879Motley in Holmes Life xxi. 168 Such an aleatory process seemed an unworthy method in arbitrations. |