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n. The act of relying or the state of being reliant.

n. The faith, confidence, or trust felt by one who relies; dependence. See Synonyms at trust.

n. One relied on; a mainstay.

n. The act of relying on someone or something; trust.

n. The condition of being reliant or dependent.

n. A person or thing which relies on another.

n. Anything on which to rely; ground of trust.

n. 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.

n. Anything on which to rely; dependence; ground of trust.

n. The act of relying, or the state or character of being reliant; confident rest for support; confidence; dependence: as, we may have perfect reliance on the promises of God; to have reliance on the testimony of witnesses.

n. Anything on which to rely; sure dependence: ground of trust.

n. certainty based on past experience

n. the state of relying on something

"It is not the job of the R commissioners to act as defense attorneys in reliance upon fact based defenses which may be (1) irrelevant, and (2) not provable."

certainty    dependency    dependance    dependence   

support   

dependence    confidence    trust   

alliance    appliance    compliance    defiance    noncompliance    pseudoscience    science   

dependence    deference    self-confidence    confidence    devotion    veneration    adoration    submission    allegiance    adherence