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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 chance-med·ley /ˈʧæn(t)sˈmɛdli/
 過失殺傷

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Chance-med·ley n.
 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.
 2. Luck; chance; accident.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 chance-medley
      n : unpremeditated killing of a human being in self defense