CHANCE-MEDLEY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An unpremeditated killing of a human being in self defense

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("chance-medley" is a kind of...):

manslaughter (homicide without malice aforethought)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Credits