- misadventure
- mis|ad|ven|ture [ ,mısəd`ventʃər ] noun count or uncount FORMALsomething bad that happens to youdeath by misadventure BRITISH LEGALdeath caused by an accident
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misadventure — mis·ad·ven·ture /ˌmi səd ven chər/ n: an accident that causes serious injury or death to a person and that does not involve negligence, wrongful purpose, or unlawful conduct Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. misadventure … Law dictionary
Misadventure — Mis ad*ven ture (?; 135), n. [OE. mesaventure, F. m[ e]saventure.] Mischance; misfortune; ill luck; unlucky accident; ill adventure. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] {Homicide by misadventure} (Law), homicide which occurs when a man, doing a lawful act,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Misadventure — can refer to: Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis Edventures, a 2005 video game The Misadventures of Merlin Jones, a 1964 Walt Disney film The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom, a 2010 video game The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, an American sitcom The… … Wikipedia
misadventure — ► NOUN 1) (also death by misadventure) Law death caused accidentally during the performance of a legal act without negligence or intent to harm. 2) a mishap … English terms dictionary
misadventure — (n.) late 13c., misaventure, from O.Fr. mesaventure (12c.) accident, mishap, from mesavenir to turn out badly; see MIS (Cf. mis ) (2) + ADVENTURE (Cf. adventure) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
misadventure — [n] bad luck, mishap accident, adversity, bad break*, blunder, calamity, casualty, cataclysm, catastrophe, debacle, disaster, error, failure, faux pas, ill fortune, lapse, mischance, misfortune, reverse, setback, slip, tragedy, woe; concept 674… … New thesaurus
misadventure — [mis΄əd ven′chər] n. [ME mesaventure < OFr: see MIS 1 & ADVENTURE] an unlucky accident; mishap; an instance of bad luck … English World dictionary
misadventure — UK [ˌmɪsədˈventʃə(r)] / US [ˌmɪsədˈventʃər] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms misadventure : singular misadventure plural misadventures formal something bad that happens to you • death by misadventure … English dictionary
misadventure — mis|ad|ven|ture [ˌmısədˈventʃə US ər] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: mesaventure, from mesavenir to happen badly ] 1.) death by misadventure BrE law the official name for a death caused by an accident ▪ A verdict of death by… … Dictionary of contemporary English
misadventure — [[t]mɪ̱sədve̱ntʃə(r)[/t]] misadventures N VAR A misadventure is an unfortunate incident. [FORMAL] ...a series of misadventures... A verdict of death by misadventure was recorded … English dictionary
misadventure — the consequence of error or negligence Medical jargon. Elsewhere in life misadventures tend to be caused by bad luck. A therapeutic misadventure means that the patient died after receiving incorrect treatment and a surgical misadventure… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
