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Chance-medley

Chance-medley Meaning & Definition
Chance-medley Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Chance-medley?

[n] unpremeditated killing of a human being in self defense

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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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