What is a mischance causing a person's death without felony, as by drowning, or falling into the fire called?
aventure — (Old Law) A mischance causing a person's death without felony, as by drowning, or falling into the fire. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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