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misadventure
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misadventure
n.
bad luck; mishap, accident; chance
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Accident
An accident is an undesirable incidental and unplanned event that could have been prevented had circumstances leading up to the accident been recognized, and acted upon, prior to its occurrence. Most scientists who study unintentional injury avoid using the term "accident" and focus on factors that increase risk of severe injury and that reduce injury incidence and severity (Robertson, 2015).
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misadventure
Noun
1. an instance of misfortune
(synonym) mishap, mischance
(hypernym) misfortune, bad luck
(hyponym) accident
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Misadventure
(n.)
Mischance; misfortune; ill lick; unlucky accident; ill adventure.
Mischance; misfortune; ill lick; unlucky accident; ill adventure.
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Misadventure
An accident by which an injury occurs to another.
When applied to homicide, misadventure is the act of a man who, in the performance of a lawful act, without any intention to do harm, and after using proper precaution to prevent danger, unfortunately kills another person. The act upon which the death ensues, must be neither malum in se, nor malum prohibitum. The usual examples uuder this head are, 1. When the death ensues from innocent recreations. 2. From moderate and lawful correction in foro domestico. 3. From acts lawful and indifferent in themselves, done with proper and ordinary caution.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
When applied to homicide, misadventure is the act of a man who, in the performance of a lawful act, without any intention to do harm, and after using proper precaution to prevent danger, unfortunately kills another person. The act upon which the death ensues, must be neither malum in se, nor malum prohibitum. The usual examples uuder this head are, 1. When the death ensues from innocent recreations. 2. From moderate and lawful correction in foro domestico. 3. From acts lawful and indifferent in themselves, done with proper and ordinary caution.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Courtesy of the 'Lectric Law Library.
