Definition of accident

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Accident (n.) Literally, a befalling; an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; an undesigned, sudden, and unexpected event; chance; contingency; often, an undesigned and unforeseen occurrence of an afflictive or unfortunate character; a casualty; a mishap; as, to die by an accident..

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Hazard :: Hazard (n.) The uncertain result of throwing a die; hence, a fortuitous event; chance; accident; casualty..
Fortuity :: Fortuity (n.) Accident; chance; casualty.
Circumstantiate :: Circumstantiate (v. t.) To place in particular circumstances; to invest with particular accidents or adjuncts.
Incident :: Incident (n.) That which happens aside from the main design; an accidental or subordinate action or event.
Accident :: Accident (n.) Unusual appearance or effect.
Incindental :: Incindental (a.) Happening, as an occasional event, without regularity; coming without design; casual; accidental; hence, not of prime concern; subordinate; collateral; as, an incidental conversation; an incidental occurrence; incidental expenses..
Contretemps :: Contretemps (n.) An unexpected and untoward accident; something inopportune or embarrassing; a hitch.
Breakage :: Breakage (n.) An allowance or compensation for things broken accidentally, as in transportation or use..
Hap :: Hap (n.) That which happens or comes suddenly or unexpectedly; also, the manner of occurrence or taking place; chance; fortune; accident; casual event; fate; luck; lot..
Designedly :: Designedly (adv.) By design; purposely; intentionally; -- opposed to accidentally, ignorantly, or inadvertently..
Accidentally :: Accidentally (adv.) In an accidental manner; unexpectedly; by chance; unintentionally; casually; fortuitously; not essentially.
Victim :: Victim (n.) A person or living creature destroyed by, or suffering grievous injury from, another, from fortune or from accident; as, the victim of a defaulter; the victim of a railroad accident..
Accidentalness :: Accidentalness (n.) The quality of being accidental; casualness.
Accidentality :: Accidentality (n.) The quality of being accidental; accidentalness.
Casually :: Casually (adv.) Without design; accidentally; fortuitously; by chance; occasionally.
Accident :: Accident (n.) A property or quality of a thing which is not essential to it, as whiteness in paper; an attribute..
Voluntary :: Voluntary (v. t.) Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed; intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter..
Bechance :: Bechance (adv.) By chance; by accident.
Aventure :: Aventure (n.) Accident; chance; adventure.
Accident :: Accident (n.) A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms.
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