In law, the killing of a person by chance, when the killer is doing a lawful act; for if he is doing an unlawful act, it is felony. As if a man, when throwing bricks from a house into a street where people are continually passing, after giving warning to passengers to take care, should kill a person, this is chance-medley But if he gives no warning, and kills a man, it is manslaughter.
Word of the Day: Catachrestical
1. The killing of another in self-defense upon a sudden and unpremeditated encounter. See Chaud-Medley.
2. Luck; chance; accident.
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