death by misadventure

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• death by misadventure — legal british phrase death caused by an accident Thesaurus: types of deathhyponym deadsynonym Main entry: misadventure * * * death by misadventure …   Useful english dictionary

• death by misadventure — legal British death caused by an accident …   English dictionary

• misadventure — ► NOUN 1) (also death by misadventure) Law death caused accidentally during the performance of a legal act without negligence or intent to harm. 2) a mishap …   English terms dictionary

• Misadventure — can refer to: Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis Edventures, a 2005 video game The Misadventures of Merlin Jones, a 1964 Walt Disney film The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom, a 2010 video game The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, an American sitcom The… …   Wikipedia

• misadventure — mis|ad|ven|ture [ˌmısədˈventʃə US ər] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: mesaventure, from mesavenir to happen badly ] 1.) death by misadventure BrE law the official name for a death caused by an accident ▪ A verdict of death by… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• misadventure — UK [ˌmɪsədˈventʃə(r)] / US [ˌmɪsədˈventʃər] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms misadventure : singular misadventure plural misadventures formal something bad that happens to you • death by misadventure …   English dictionary

• misadventure — [[t]mɪ̱sədve̱ntʃə(r)[/t]] misadventures N VAR A misadventure is an unfortunate incident. [FORMAL] ...a series of misadventures... A verdict of death by misadventure was recorded …   English dictionary

• misadventure — mis|ad|ven|ture [ ,mısəd ventʃər ] noun count or uncount FORMAL something bad that happens to you death by misadventure BRITISH LEGAL death caused by an accident …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• misadventure — noun 1》 (also death by misadventure) English Law death caused accidentally while performing a legal act without negligence or intent to harm. 2》 a mishap …   English new terms dictionary

• misadventure — noun (C, U) 1 death by misadventure BrE law the official name for an accidental death 2 literary bad luck or an accident …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Death of Gerry Ryan — Gerry Ryan at the opening of the Grand Canal Theatrein March 2010 The sudden death of RTÉ broadcaster Gerry Ryan occurred on 30 April 2010. He was 53. Ryan had been presenting The Gerry Ryan Show since 1988 and at the time of his death had the… …   Wikipedia