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Incident

Incident Meaning & Definition
Incident Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Incident?

[n] a single distinct event
[n] a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station"
[adj] (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence; "incidental expenses"; "the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incident to a quick change"
[adj] falling or striking on something

Synonyms | Synonyms for Incident: by(a) | bye(a) | incidental | parenthetic | parenthetical | peripheral | secondary | side(a)

Related Terms | Find terms related to Incident: action | adventure | affair | anagnorisis | angle | architectonics | architecture | argument | atmosphere | background | catastrophe | characterization | circumstance | color | commotion | complication | condition | conjuncture | contingency | continuity | contrivance | denouement | design | development | device | disturbance | do | episode | event | eventuality | experience | fable | fact | falling action | fracas | gimmick | hap | happening | happenstance | juncture | line | local color | matter of fact | mood | motif | movement | mythos | occasion | occurrence | particular | peripeteia | phenomenon | plan | plot | proceeding | reality | recognition | rising action | scene | scheme | secondary plot | set-to | skirmish | slant | story | structure | subject | subplot | switch | thematic development | theme | to-do | tone | topic | turn of events | twist | upset

See Also | cause celebre | commotion | contagion | disruption | disturbance | episode | flutter | happening | hoo-ha | hoo-hah | hurly burly | infection | kerfuffle | natural event | occurrence | scene | sideshow | stir | to-do | transmission | turmoil

Incident In Webster's Dictionary

\In"ci*dent\, a. [L. incidens, -entis, p. pr. & of incidere to fall into or upon; pref. in- in, on + cadere to fall: cf. F. incident. See {Cadence}.] 1. Falling or striking upon, as a ray of light upon a reflecting surface. 2. Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous. As the ordinary course of common affairs is disposed of by general laws, so likewise men's rarer incident necessities and utilities should be with special equity considered. --Hooker. 3. Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining. All chances incident to man's frail life. --Milton. The studies incident to his profession. --Milward. 4. (Law) Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal. {Incident proposition} (Logic), a proposition subordinate to another, and introduced by who, which, whose, whom, etc.; as, Julius, whose surname was C[ae]sar, overcame Pompey. --I. Watts.
\In"ci*dent\, n. [Cf. F. incident.] 1. That which falls out or takes place; an event; casualty; occurrence. 2. That which happens aside from the main design; an accidental or subordinate action or event. No person, no incident, in a play but must be of use to carry on the main design. --Dryden. 3. (Law) Something appertaining to, passing with, or depending on, another, called the principal. --Tomlins. Syn: Circumstance; event; fact; adventure; contingency; chance; accident; casualty. See {Event}.

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