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Definition of: Chance-medley
(chans′med′lē, chäns′-) noun
1. Law Unpremeditated wounding or killing in self–defense in a casual affray; homicide upon sudden encounter.
2. A haphazard combination or mixture; any inadvertent act. [<OF chance medlée mixed case or event <chance CHANCE + medlée, pp. of medler mix]
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