Misadventure \Mis`ad*ven"ture\ (?; 135), n. [OE. mesaventure, F. m['e]saventure.]

Mischance; misfortune; ill lick; unlucky accident; ill adventure. --Chaucer.

Homicide by misadventure (Law), homicide which occurs when a man, doing a lawful act, without any intention of injury, unfortunately kills another; -- called also excusable homicide. See Homicide. --Blackstone.

Syn: Mischance; mishap; misfortune; disaster; calamity.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)