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chance-medley

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(chans′med′lē, chäns′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
chance-med•ley  (chans′med′lē, chäns′-),USA pronunciation n. [Law.]
  1. Lawmakinga killing occurring during a sudden and unpredicted encounter.
  2. Lawmakingaimless and random action.
  • Anglo-French chance medlee
  • 1485–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chance-medley n
  1. a sudden quarrel in which one party kills another; unintentional but not blameless killing
Etymology: 15th Century: from Anglo-French chance medlee mixed chance

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