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| chance-med·ley (plural chance-med·leys) |
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1. killing in self-defense: the killing of an assailant in self-defense during an unexpected brawl
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2. something happening by chance: a haphazard event or action, or the randomness of chance
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| [15th century. < Anglo-Norman chance medlee "mixed chance"; from the idea of being only partly accidental] |
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