death by misadventure en · NOUN
Meanings
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(UK, countable, uncountable) An accidental death not caused by any violation of law or criminal negligence, but by a risk taken voluntarily.
8 July 1969¶ Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones drowned while ‘drunk and drugged’: coroner records death by misadventure. Mick Jagger pays poetic tribute in London’s Hyde Park.
2019 April 15, Richard Nelsson, “Looking back: rock star deaths”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| deaths by misadventure | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| by misadventure | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
fi riskikäyttäytymisen aiheuttama tapaturmainen kuolema (Translations) · pl śmierć na skutek nieszczęśliwego wypadku (Translations) · fr mort accidentelle (Translations)