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chance-medley (iou)



chance-medley noun. L15.
[Anglo-Norman chance medlee, formed as CHANCE noun + medlee fem. pa. pple of medler mix: see MEDDLE verb.]
Law (now Hist.). An action, esp. homicide, mainly but not entirely unintentional; a casual affray in which a person kills in self-defence after being assaulted and refusing to fight further (formerly regarded as excusable). L15.
transf. Inadvertency, haphazard or random action. L16.