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chance-medley
[ chans-med-lee, chahns- ]
noun
, Law.
- a killing occurring during a sudden and unpredicted encounter.
- aimless and random action.
chance-medley
noun
- law a sudden quarrel in which one party kills another; unintentional but not blameless killing
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chance-medley1
First recorded in 1485–95, chance-medley is from Anglo-French chance medlee
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chance-medley1
C15: from Anglo-French chance medlee mixed chance
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Example Sentences
The chance medley for which they had pined was come, and that without their seeking.
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No plea was set up that the action was unpremeditated, and the event chance-medley.
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The al fresco clubs also crowd the Boulevards, in the chance medley confusion of all men and all principles.
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I have not time or paper, else I could draw an inference, not very illustrative of your chance-medley system.
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At length, each individual singling out his foe, the contest assumed the confused appearance of a chance medley.
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