 | Noah Webster - English language - 1834 - 1052 pages
...contain me the rudiments of grammar. ACJCI-DENT, n. [L. 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 is an unusual effect of a known cause, and therefore not expected ; chance ; casualty ; contingency.... | |
 | Noah Webster - English language - 1844 - 1142 pages
...rudiments of grammar. A< '< II »C \T, n. [L. accident.) 1. A coming or falling ; an event that lakes 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.... | |
 | John Boag - English language - 1848 - 790 pages
...See ACCIDENT. ACCIDENT, ak'se-rtJnt, IL. ac for ad, to, and cado, to fall,] n. A coming or falling; an event that takes place without one's foresight...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.... | |
 | Noah Webster - English language - 1857 - 1310 pages
...small book, containing the rudiments of grammar. A€'CI-DENT, n. [L. accidens.] LA coming or falling; an event that takes place without one's foresight...expectation ; an event which proceeds from an unknown cause, or is an unusual effect of a known cause, and therefore not expected. 2. That which takes place or... | |
 | Law - 1868 - 654 pages
...assured party as one of the elements contributing to produce the result. An accHent is defined as " an event that takes place without one's foresight...expectation ; an event which proceeds from an unknown cause ; or is an unusual effect of a known cause, and therefore not expected." An accident may happen from... | |
 | Law - 1888 - 564 pages
...injury is cansed by a blow with a pitchfork or a strain in handling it? And they define an accident as an event that takes place without one's foresight...expectation, an event which proceeds from an unknown canse or the unusual effecjt of a known, and therefore not expected chance, casualty or contingency... | |
 | Isaac Grant Thompson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1871 - 670 pages
...injured party as one of the elements contributing to produce the result. An accident is defined as " an event that takes place without one's foresight...expectation ; an event which proceeds from an unknown cause, or is an unusual effect of a known cause, and, therefore, not expected." An accident may happen from... | |
 | Cornelius Walford - Insurance - 1871 - 658 pages
...or happens, or occurs to. — Richardson. Chance ; an unessential quality or 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 of a known cause, and therefore not expected... | |
 | Cornelius Walford - Insurance - 1871 - 648 pages
...or happens, or occurs to. — Richardson. Chance ; an unessential quality or 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 of a known cause, and therefore not expected... | |
 | Cornelius Walford - Insurance - 1871 - 652 pages
...or happens, or occurs to. — Richardson. Chance ; an unessential quality or 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 of a known cause, and therefore not expected... | |
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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. 
