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deaths by misadventure

deaths by misadventure is the plural of death by misadventure.

Meaning of death by misadventure

Noun

death by misadventure (countable and uncountable, plural deaths by misadventure)

  1. (UK) 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

Questions about deaths by misadventure

What is deaths by misadventure the plural of?
Deaths by misadventure is the plural of death by misadventure.

Words near deaths by misadventure in the dictionary

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  6. deaths by misadventure
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  8. deaths of despair
  9. deathscape
  10. deathscapes
  11. deathskull

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