happening+by+chance

  • 111incidental — in‧ci‧den‧tal [ˌɪnsˈdentl◂] adjective incidental costs/​expenses etc ACCOUNTING small amounts of money which are spent at various times as part of a larger bill: • The Law Centre has to meet the incidental expenses of the committee, such as… …

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  • 112fortuitous — for|tu|i|tous [fo:ˈtju:ıtəs US fo:rˈtu: ] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: fortuitus, from fors chance, luck ] happening by chance, especially in a way that has a good result ▪ The meeting with Jack was fortuitous. >fortuitously… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 113fortuitous — a. Accidental, casual, contingent, incidental, chance, happening by chance …

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  • 114fortuitous event — /fortyuwadas avent/ An event happening by chance or accident. That which happens by a cause which cannot be resisted. An unforeseen occurrence, not caused by either of the parties, nor such as they could prevent. For purposes of an all risk… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 115fortuitous event — /fortyuwadas avent/ An event happening by chance or accident. That which happens by a cause which cannot be resisted. An unforeseen occurrence, not caused by either of the parties, nor such as they could prevent. For purposes of an all risk… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 116accidental — By accident; by chance or fortuitously, without intention or design; unexpected, unusual, and unforeseen. 29A Am J Rev ed Ins § 1164. The word is used in its ordinary popular sense in accident policies and means happening by chance, unexpectedly… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 117cas´u|al|ness — cas|u|al «KAZH u uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. happening by chance; not planned or expected; accidental: »Our long friendship began with a casual meeting at a party. 2. without plan or method; careless: »a casual answer. I didn t read the… …

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  • 118cas´u|al|ly — cas|u|al «KAZH u uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. happening by chance; not planned or expected; accidental: »Our long friendship began with a casual meeting at a party. 2. without plan or method; careless: »a casual answer. I didn t read the… …

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  • 119cas|u|al — «KAZH u uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. happening by chance; not planned or expected; accidental: »Our long friendship began with a casual meeting at a party. 2. without plan or method; careless: »a casual answer. I didn t read the newspaper but… …

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  • 120Scratch — Scratch, a. Made, done, or happening by chance; arranged with little or no preparation; determined by circumstances; haphazard; as, a scratch team; a scratch crew for a boat race; a scratch shot in billiards. [Slang] [1913 Webster] {Scratch race} …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English