About The Word Chance-medley
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Chance-medley
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What's The Definition Of Chance-medley?
[n] unpremeditated killing of a human being in self defense
Synonyms | Synonyms for Chance-medley: Related Terms | Find terms related to Chance-medley: See Also | manslaughter Chance-medley In Webster's Dictionary \Chance"-med`ley\, n. [Chance + medley.]
1. (Law) The killing of another in self-defense upon a sudden
and unpremeditated encounter. See {Chaud-Medley}.
Note: The term has been sometimes applied to any kind of
homicide by misadventure, or to any accidental killing
of a person without premeditation or evil intent, but,
in strictness, is applicable to such killing as happens
in defending one's self against assault. --Bouvier.
2. Luck; chance; accident. --Milton. --Cowper.
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