misadventure
11misadventure — the consequence of error or negligence Medical jargon. Elsewhere in life misadventures tend to be caused by bad luck. A therapeutic misadventure means that the patient died after receiving incorrect treatment and a surgical misadventure… …
12misadventure — A mischance or accident; a casualty caused by the act of one person inflicting injury upon another. Homicide by misadventure (homicide by misadventure) occurs where a person, doing a lawful act, without any intention of harm, hurt, unfortunately… …
13misadventure — A mischance or accident; a casualty caused by the act of one person inflicting injury upon another. Homicide by misadventure (homicide by misadventure) occurs where a person, doing a lawful act, without any intention of harm, hurt, unfortunately… …
14misadventure — noun Misadventure is used before these nouns: ↑verdict …
15misadventure — mis|ad|ven|ture [ ,mısəd ventʃər ] noun count or uncount FORMAL something bad that happens to you death by misadventure BRITISH LEGAL death caused by an accident …
16misadventure — noun 1》 (also death by misadventure) English Law death caused accidentally while performing a legal act without negligence or intent to harm. 2》 a mishap …
17misadventure — noun (C, U) 1 death by misadventure BrE law the official name for an accidental death 2 literary bad luck or an accident …
18misadventure — noun their journey to the Olympics began as one misadventure after another Syn: accident, problem, difficulty, misfortune, mishap; setback, reversal (of fortune), stroke of bad luck, blow, contretemps; failure, disaster, tragedy, calamity, woe,… …
19misadventure — An accident. Bad luck. See homicide by misadventure …
20misadventure — n. 1 Law an accident without concomitant crime or negligence (death by misadventure). 2 bad luck. 3 a misfortune. Etymology: ME f. OF mesaventure f. mesavenir turn out badly (as MIS (2), ADVENT: cf. ADVENTURE) …