misadventure

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

MISADVEN'TURE, noun Mischance; misfortune; ill luck; an unlucky accident. 1. In law, homicide by misadventure is when a man, doing a lawful act, without any intention of injury, unfortunately kills another. This is called excusable homicide.
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