death by misadventure

noun

An accidental death not caused by any violation of law or criminal negligence, but by a risk taken voluntarily.

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Meanings

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

plural deaths by misadventure · alternative by misadventure

  1. UKcountableuncountablelawAn 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

Translations

Finnish riskikäyttäytymisen aiheuttama tapaturmainen kuolema
  • riskikäyttäytymisen aiheuttama tapaturmainen kuolemaTranslations
French mort accidentelle
  • mort accidentelleTranslations
Polish śmierć na skutek nieszczęśliwego wypadku
  • śmierć na skutek nieszczęśliwego wypadkuTranslations
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APA

death by misadventure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death%20by%20misadventure

MLA

“death by misadventure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death%20by%20misadventure. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “death by misadventure,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death%20by%20misadventure.

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