Definitions for: Misadventure


[n] an instance of misfortune



Webster (1913) Definition: Mis`ad*ven"ture (?; 135), n. [OE. mesaventure, F.
m['e]saventure.]
Mischance; misfortune; ill lick; unlucky accident; ill
adventure. --Chaucer.

Homicide by misadventure (Law), homicide which occurs when
a man, doing a lawful act, without any intention of
injury, unfortunately kills another; -- called also
excusable homicide. See Homicide. --Blackstone.

Syn: Mischance; mishap; misfortune; disaster; calamity.

Synonyms: mischance, mishap

See Also: accident, bad luck, collapse, crash, derailment, ground loop, misfortune, near miss, puncture, slip, trip

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