Chance-medley
Chance-medley , noun
[Chance + medley.]
1.
(Law) The killing of another in self-defense upon a sudden and unpremeditated encounter. See Chaud-Medley.
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.
2.
Luck; chance; accident. — Milton