What does CHANCE-MEDLEY mean?
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chance-med·ley
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Princeton's WordNet
chance-medleynoun
an unpremeditated killing of a human being in self defense
Wikipedia
Chance-medley
Chance medley (from the Anglo-French chance-medlee, a mixed chance), also 'chaunce medley' or 'chaude melle', is a term from English law used to describe a homicide arising from a sudden quarrel or fight. In other words, the term describes "the casual killing of a man, not altogether without the killer's fault, though without an evil intent; homicide by misadventure". The term distinguishes a killing that lacks malice aforethought necessary for murder, on the one hand, and pure accident on the other. An early version of voluntary manslaughter, "chance medley" was a common defense in the 16th and 17th centuries but had fallen out of use by the 18th century, gradually replaced by the doctrine of provocation.
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chance-medley
Chance-medley refers to a sudden, unplanned encounter or event that results in a calamity, often related to unintentional homicide during a sudden heated exchange or scuffle. The term originates from English common law, where it was used to distinguish from premeditated acts. It is often considered as a more serious version of manslaughter. The phrase is derived from the French "chance (accidental) medlee (mixed)".
Webster Dictionary
Chance-medleynoun
the killing of another in self-defense upon a sudden and unpremeditated encounter. See Chaud-Medley
Chance-medleynoun
luck; chance; accident
Etymology: [Chance + medley.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Chance-medley
chans′-med-li, n. homicide justifiable because done in the hot blood caused by an unprovoked assault—the word has no reference to homicide by accident: inadvertency. [O. Fr. chance medlée, mingled chance. 'From the fact that medley is also a noun, and chance-medley a possible combination in the sense of "fortuitous medley," the meaning has often been mistaken' (Dr Murray).]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of CHANCE-MEDLEY in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of CHANCE-MEDLEY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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