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misadventure |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Misadventure \Mis`ad*ven"ture\ (?; 135), n. [OE. mesaventure, F. m['e]saventure.] Mischance; misfortune; ill lick; unlucky accident; ill adventure. --Chaucer. {Homicide by misadventure} (Law), homicide which occurs when a man, doing a lawful act without any intention of injury, unfortunately kills another; -- called also {excusable homicide}. See {Homicide}. --Blackstone. Syn: Mischance; mishap; misfortune; disaster; calamity. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: misadventure n : an instance of misfortune [syn: {mishap}, {mischance}]
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