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Misadventure, excusable homicide by

Misadventure, excusable homicide by, also termed homicide per infortunium; it arises

homicide by misadventure

homicide by misadventure see homicide

misadventure

misadventure : an accident that causes serious injury or death to

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Homicide

II. Excusable, of two kinds:- (a) Per infortunium, or by misadventure, as where a man doing a lawful act, without any

homicide

entry felonious homicide : homicide committed without justification homicide by misadventure : homicide that occurs as the result of an accident

Misadventure

Mischance misfortune ill luck unlucky accident ill adventure

Misaventure

Misadventure

Battery

good defence to prove that the alleged battery happened by misadventure, or that it was merely an amicable contest, or that

Prerogative of mercy

any criminal respon-sibility, e.g., persons who had committed homicide by misadventure or in self-defence (Pollock and Maitland's Hist. Engl. Law, vol.

Disaventurous

Misadventurous unfortunate

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