Chance-medley
Pronunciation : Chance"-med`ley
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Chance + medley.]
Definition : 1. (Law)
Defn: The kiling of another in self-defense upon a sudden and unpremeditated encounter. See Chaud-Medley.
Note: The term has been sometimes applied to any kind of homicide by misadventure, or to any accidental killing of a person without premeditation or evil intent, but, in strictness, is applicable to such killing as happens in defending one's self against assault. Bouvier.
2. Luck; chance; accident. Milton. Cowper.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913