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Webster 1913 Edition
Chaud-medley
Chaud′-medˊley
,Noun.
[F.
chaude mêlée
; chaud
hot + mêler
(Formerly sometimes spelt medler) to mingle.] (Law)
The killing of a person in an affray, in the heat of blood, and while under the influence of passion, thus distinguished from chance-medley or killing in self-defense, or in a casual affray.
Burrill.
Definition 2024
chaud-medley
chaud-medley
English
Noun
chaud-medley (plural chaud-medleys)
- (law, obsolete) The killing of a person in an affray, in the heat of blood, and while under the influence of passion, distinguished from chance-medley or killing in self-defence or casual affray.
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