/ English Dictionary |
CHANCE-MEDLEY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An unpremeditated killing of a human being in self defense
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("chance-medley" is a kind of...):
manslaughter (homicide without malice aforethought)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)