chance-medley

[ chans-med-lee, chahns- ]

/ ˈtʃænsˌmɛd li, ˈtʃɑns- /

noun Law.

a killing occurring during a sudden and unpredicted encounter.

aimless and random action.

Origin of chance-medley

First recorded in 1485–95, chance-medley is from Anglo-French chance medlee

Words nearby chance-medley

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Chancellor of the Exchequer, chancellorship, Chancellorsville, Chancellorsville, Battle of, chance-medley, chance music, chance on, chancer, chancery, Chan Chan

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Example sentences from the Web for chance-medley

That means one of two things: either that these laws arose by chance-medley, or that some one enacted them.
Science and Morals and Other Essays|Bertram Coghill Alan Windle
While this was transacting upon the quarter-deck, a chance-medley fight was going on throughout the ship.
Astoria|Washington Irving
Beware of malice prepense, of chance-medley, and of manslaughter.
The Prairie|J. Fenimore Cooper
I have not time or paper, else I could draw an inference, not very illustrative of your chance-medley system.
Mary Wollstonecraft|Elizabeth Robins Pennell

The end comes to both actions at once in the squalor of a chance-medley.
William Shakespeare|John Masefield

British Dictionary definitions for chance-medley

chance-medley

noun

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

Word Origin for chance-medley

C15: from Anglo-French chance medlee mixed chance

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	chance-medley
释义	chance-medley [ chans-med-lee, chahns- ] / ˈtʃænsˌmɛd li, ˈtʃɑns- / noun Law. a killing occurring during a sudden and unpredicted encounter. aimless and random action. Origin of chance-medley First recorded in 1485–95, chance-medley is from Anglo-French chance medlee Words nearby chance-medley Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Chancellor of the Exchequer, chancellorship, Chancellorsville, Chancellorsville, Battle of, chance-medley, chance music, chance on, chancer, chancery, Chan Chan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chance-medley That means one of two things: either that these laws arose by chance-medley, or that some one enacted them. Science and Morals and Other Essays\|Bertram Coghill Alan Windle While this was transacting upon the quarter-deck, a chance-medley fight was going on throughout the ship. Astoria\|Washington Irving Beware of malice prepense, of chance-medley, and of manslaughter. The Prairie\|J. Fenimore Cooper I have not time or paper, else I could draw an inference, not very illustrative of your chance-medley system. Mary Wollstonecraft\|Elizabeth Robins Pennell The end comes to both actions at once in the squalor of a chance-medley. William Shakespeare\|John Masefield British Dictionary definitions for chance-medley chance-medley noun law a sudden quarrel in which one party kills another; unintentional but not blameless killing Word Origin for chance-medley C15: from Anglo-French chance medlee mixed chance Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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