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- DictionaryMis·ad·ven·ture/ˌmisədˈven(t)SHər/
noun
- 1. an unfortunate incident; a mishap: "an expensive misadventure in financial services"
May 29, 2024 · 2 meanings: 1. an unlucky event; misfortune 2. law accidental death not due to crime or negligence.... Click for more definitions.
noun. /ˌmɪsədˈventʃə (r)/ /ˌmɪsədˈventʃər/ [uncountable] (British English, law) death caused by accident, rather than as a result of a crime. a verdict of death by misadventure. Want to learn more?
a situation in which someone is killed by accident and no one is legally responsible for the death: The coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure.
Homicide per infortunium, or misadventure. Where a parent is moderately correcting his child, a master his servant or scholar, or an officer punishing a criminal, and happens to occasion his death, it is only misadventure. Homicide by misadventure is an unlawful killing by accident.
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misadventure meaning, definition, what is misadventure: bad luck or an accident: Learn more.
Misventure definition: an unfortunate undertaking; misadventure.. See examples of MISVENTURE used in a sentence.
noun. misadventures. An unlucky accident; mishap; an instance of bad luck. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Death caused accidentally by someone while performing a legal act and with no intent to injure. Webster's New World. An accident or unlucky event. Webster's New World Law.
The meaning of MISADVENTURE is misfortune, mishap. How to use misadventure in a sentence.
mischance, accident; disaster, calamity, catastrophe. See synonyms for misadventure on Thesaurus.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024.
