| 词条 | Chance medley |
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Chance medley (from the Anglo-French chance-medlee, a mixed chance), also 'chaunce medley' or 'chaude melle',[1] is a term from English law used to describe a homicide arising from a sudden quarrel or fight. In other words, the term describes "the casual killing of a man, not altogether without the killer's fault, though without an evil intent; homicide by misadventure". The term distinguishes a killing that lacks malice aforethought necessary for murder, on the one hand, and pure accident on the other. An early version of voluntary manslaughter, "chance medley" was a common defense in the 16th and 17th centuries but had fallen out of use by the 18th century, gradually replaced by the doctrine of provocation.[2] References1. ^Kesselring, K.(2016-05-12). ‘Murder’s Crimson Badge’: Homicide in the Age of Shakespeare. In The Oxford Handbook of the Age of Shakespeare. : Oxford University Press. {{EB1911|wstitle=Chance-medley|volume=5|page=835}}{{England-law-stub}}{{law-term-stub}}2. ^{{bluebook journal |last=Taylor |first=Laurie J. |title=Provoked Reason in Men and Women: Heat-of-Passion Manslaughter and Imperfect Self-Defense|url=http://heinonline.org/HOL/PL?key=CQCZv|year=1986| volume=33|journal=UCLA L. Rev.|page=1679}} 3 : English criminal law|Manslaughter|English legal terminology |
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