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De - Pt| English Dictionary: misadventure | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for misadventure | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Misadventure \Mis`ad*ven"ture\ (?; 135), n. [OE. mesaventure, F. m[82]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. | |
