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Chance-medley

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Noun

1. chance-medley

an unpremeditated killing of a human being in self defense

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Chance-medley

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noun
law
a sudden quarrel in which one party kills another; unintentional but not blameless killing

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Chance-medley

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noun
1. 
accidental homicide; esp., a killing in self-defense during a sudden fight
2. 
haphazard action

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Chance-medley

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n.
A random, haphazard action or occurrence.

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