 | Noah Webster - 1834 - 1052 sider
...acciden.-.] 1. A coming or falling; an cveoitbat takes place without one's foresight or expectation -, an event which proceeds from an unknown cause, or...therefore not expected ; chance ; casualty ; contingency. .3. That which takes place or begins to exist without an efficient intelligent cauee> and without design.... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1846 - 1116 sider
...accident.} 1. A coming or foiling ; pectaUon ; an event which proceeds from an unknown cause, or Is on unusual effect of a known cause, and therefore not expected ; chance ; casualty ; contingency. S. That which takes place or begins to exist without tat efficient intelligent cause, and without design.... | |
 | John Boag - 1848 - 790 sider
...to fall,] n. A coming or falling; an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; an event which proceeds from an unknown cause, or...therefore not expected; chance; casualty; contingency. Thnt which takes place or begins to exist without an efficient intelligent cause, and without design.... | |
 | John Boag - 1848 - 816 sider
...to fall,] H. A coming or falling; an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; an event which proceeds from an unknown cause, or is an unusual effect of a known cause, and then-fore not expected; chance; casualty; contingency. That which takes place or begins to exist without... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1857 - 1310 sider
...accidens.] LA coming or falling; an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation ; an event which proceeds from an unknown cause, or...effect of a known cause, and therefore not expected. 2. That which takes place or begins to exist without an efficient intelligent cause, and without design.... | |
 | 1868 - 654 sider
...result. An accHent is defined as " an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation ; an event which proceeds from an unknown cause ; or...effect of a known cause, and therefore not expected." An accident may happen from an unknown canse. But it is not essential that the cans» should be unknown.... | |
 | North Carolina. Supreme Court - 1909 - 1058 sider
...injury occurred. "Injuries resulting from events taking place without one's foresight or expectation, or an event which proceeds from an unknown cause, or...effect of a known cause, and therefore not expected, must be borne by the unfortunate sufferer." Martin v. Mfg. Co., supra; La-ssiter r. Railroad, 150 IT.... | |
 | 1869 - 370 sider
...ikt's pince without one's foresight or expectation ; an event which proceeds from sп unknown canse ; or is an unusual effect of a known cause, and therefore not expected." An accident may happen from an unknown cause But it is not essential that the cause should he unknown.... | |
 | 1884 - 550 sider
...casualty, change. And by Webster, an event that takes place without one's forethought or expectation ; an event which proceeds from an unknown cause, or...therefore not expected ; chance, casualty, contingency. In view of the unquestioned facts the death of the intestate was accidental. The danger was unknown.... | |
 | Cornelius Walford - 1871 - 736 sider
...property. — Chambers. An event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation ; an event that proceeds from an unknown cause, or is an unusual effect...therefore not expected ; chance, casualty, contingency. — Webster. Accident excludes the idea of design. — Worcester. An extraordinary incident ; something... | |
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an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation ; an event which proceeds from an unknown cause, or is an unusual effect of a known cause, and therefore not expected; chance; casualty; contingency. 
