reliance

(rĭ-lī'əns)
n.

1. The act of relying or the state of being reliant.
2. The faith, confidence, or trust felt by one who relies; dependence. See synonyms at trust.
3. One relied on; a mainstay.

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noun

Absolute certainty in the trustworthiness of another: belief, confidence, dependence, faith, trust. See belief/unbelief.

n

Definition: confidence
Antonyms: disbelief, independence

Dependence, confi - dence, trust, repose of mind upon what is deemed sufficient support or authority.


detrimental reliance
involves reliance by one party on the acts, representations, or promises of another that cause the first party to allow or to effect a change for the worse in his or her position, and is an important element in many legal contexts.
If such a detrimental change of position is established, and if the reliance appears to have been justified under the circumstances, it may preclude revocation of an offer or waiver, and may support a promise as a contract even without consideration (see promissory estoppel).
Such reliance is also a necessary ingredient in an action to recover upon a claim of fraud.

Quotes:

"The longer I am out of office, the more infallible I appear to myself." - Henry Kissinger

"You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate friends are all good, and whose enemies are decidedly bad." - Johann Kaspar Lavater

See words rhyming with "reliance."

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tillid, tiltro, tro

Nederlands (Dutch)
vertrouwen, datgene waar men op vertrouwt

Français (French)
n. - dépendance

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vertrauen, etwas, auf das man angewiesen ist

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εμπιστοσύνη, πεποίθηση, πίστη

Italiano (Italian)
fiducia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - confiança (f), apoio (m), segurança (f)

Русский (Russian)
доверие

Español (Spanish)
n. - dependencia, confianza

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tillit, stöttepelare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
信任, 信赖的人或事, 信赖

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 信任, 信賴的人或事, 信賴

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 신뢰, 신용, 의지할 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 信頼, 信用, 依存, 頼りにするもの, 頼り

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الاعتماد على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אמון, ביטחון, מבטח‬

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