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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
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