Chance-medley

·noun Luck; chance; accident.

II. Chance-medley ·noun The killing of another in self-defense upon a sudden and unpremeditated encounter. ·see Chaud-Medley.

Medley
·adj Mingled; confused. II. Medley ·noun A cloth of mixed colors. III. Medley ·adj Mixed; of mixed...

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Chance
·adv By chance; perchance. II. Chance ·adj Happening by chance; casual. III. Chance ·noun <<Probab...

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Chance
(Luke 10:31). "It was not by chance that the priest came down by that road at that time, but by a sp...

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Chaud-medley
·noun The killing of a person in an affray, in the heat of blood, and while under the influence of p...

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Mum-chance
·adj Silent and idle. II. Mum-chance ·noun A silent, stupid person. III. Mum-chance ·noun A game o...

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smart chance
1) A good opportunity; a fair chance. A vulgar expression. He has a smart chance of getting a bette...

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