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1 [countable] a crash involving a car, train, plane, or other vehiclea fatal accident on the motorway between Paris and LyonsHe was killed in a car accident.The accident was caused by ice on the road. [..]
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an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause; "winning the lottery was a happy accident&quo [..]
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A sudden identifiable violent external event that happens by chance and which could not be expected; or unavoidable exposure to severe weather conditions.
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An unplanned event or sequence of events that results in an undesirable consequence.
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An unforeseen and unintended event or occurrence.
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an unexpected event or circumstance without deliberate intent.
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casus, casus
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An unforeseen and unintended event or occurrence.
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(WCB) An event, arising out of and in the course of employment, that results in personal injury to a worker.
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An accident is an unexpected, undesirable and possibly violent event that results in damage and harm to someone and/or something.
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An accident (also known as a car accident or wreck) is the term used to define a vehicle unintentionally colliding with another vehicle, person, or object.
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An unexpected, unintentional, unfortunate event outside of your control.
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An unexpected, unintended event causing injury.
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An unexpected or involuntary event that causes harm, injury, damage, or loss.
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An unforeseen event, occurring by chance and caused by an external force or object, resulting in involuntary injury to the body requiring immediate treatment.
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1. An unusual fortuitous, unexpected, or unforeseen event or occurrence. 2. An unforeseen, undesigned occurrence at a given time and place causing physical injury to persons or damage to property.
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Occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight...
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A pregnancy that was not planned by at least one member of a couple.
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a sudden, unexpected, unintended and external event, which causes Injury
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Unplanned sequence of events which may result in an effective dose of more than 50 millisievert for one or several persons.
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For health insurance purposes, an accident is an unforeseen, unexpected and unintended event resulting in bodily injury.
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(1) In common usage: an unforeseen and unplanned event or circumstances; or an unfortunate event resulting especially from carelessness or ignorance (Webster's Dictionary).
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late 14c., "an occurrence, incident, event; what comes by chance," from Old French accident (12c.), from Latin accidentem (nominative accidens) "an occurrence; chance; misfortune," [..]
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/ˈæksədənt/ noun plural accidents accident /ˈæksədənt/ noun plural accidents Learner's definition of ACCIDENT [count] 1  : a sudden event (such as a crash) that is not planned or intended and [..]
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An accident is an unplanned occurrence that results in a release of oil or natural gas from the pipeline. Accidents can be expensive and can sometimes result in extensive property loss, environmental insult, injury and, sometimes, even death. Accidents can result from a lot of reasons, but the biggest reason is from damage to the pipeline resulting [..]
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An unforeseen event or circumstance that may result in damage or injury.
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See: mishap.
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something that happens by chance, usually unpleasant
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A feature that something happens to have but that it might not have had. The thing could exist without having this feature, since it is not part of the very nature of the thing, unlike the essence wit [..]
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{Lat. a dicto simpliciter ad dictum secundum quid} The informal fallacy of applying a generally reliable rule to a particular case without considering the qualifying features that might make it an exc [..]
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An event or incident which you didn’t intend or expect.      
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tsufal
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To dream of an accident is a warning to avoid any mode of travel for a short period, as you are threatened with loss of life. For an accident to befall stock, denotes that you will struggle with all your might to gain some object and then see some friend lose property of the same value in aiding your cause.   
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An unplanned event or sequence of events that results in undesirable consequences. An incident with specific safety consequences or impacts.
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an unexpected usually sudden event that occurs without intent or volition although sometimes through carelessness, unawareness, ignorance, or a combination of causes and that produces an ...
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(n) an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury(n) anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
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See Terms and Definitions Related to Insurance. With respect to prevention of injuries caused by motor vehicles, the preferred term is "crash", rather than accident, so as not to sug [..]
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Any incident which does or could result or could have resulted in injury EN:15567 Ropes Courses. See HSE information pertaining to RIDDOR – reporting of incidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences. http://www.riddor.gov.uk/
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An unplanned incident resulting in personal injury or acute ill health.
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See Collision.
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An unanticipated event, commonly leading to injury, in traffic, the workplace, or a domestic or recreational setting. Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that the risk of accidents is often predictable; they are therefore preventable.
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 A sudden, fortuitous event or an unexpected, unforeseen event, not under the control of an insured and resulting in a loss. Often used to refer to a collision or insurance event. See What to do after [..]
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Any collision that results in you having to make a claim with your insurance company. Automobile insurance
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(WCB) - Minimal conditions that must be met before financial responsibility can be assigned to a claim for workers' compensation. Specifically, it must be established that (a) a work-related acci [..]
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A sudden unfortunate incident leading to injury, loss of life or damage to property.
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A sudden, unintended and unforeseen occurrence.
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The incident auto insurance is designed to cover. Accidents may be considered either at fault or not at fault. If you have at fault accidents on your driving record, your rates will be higher.
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1984 accident in Bhopal, INDIA at a Pesticides facility, resulting when Water entered a storage tank containing Isocyanates. The following accidental chemical release and uncontrolled reaction resulte [..]
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Non-deliberate uncontrolled release of a chemical from its containment.
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April 25th -26th, 1986 nuclear Power accident that occurred at Chernobyl in the former USSR (Ukraine) located 80 miles north of Kiev.
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Unforeseen occurrences, especially injuries in the course of Work-related activities.
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Accidental dispersal of radioactive materials from a Radiation source. Accidents at Nuclear Reactors can involve large groups of the Population from dispersion of Radioactivity into the Environment an [..]
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Accidents on streets, roads, and highways involving drivers, passengers, pedestrians, or vehicles. Traffic accidents refer to Automobiles (passenger cars, buses, and trucks), Bicycling, and Motorcycle [..]
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An event or occurrence which is unforeseen and unintended. Accidental is an important concept of risk for insurance. The more unlikely the accident or the occurrence, the less expensive it is to insur [..]
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An accident is a sudden, unexpected event or occurrence that causes bodily injury or property damage. The event may be at-fault, not-at-fault, reported or unreported. An example of a not-at-fault acci [..]
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A sudden unforeseen and unintended event.
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An unexpected event that causes injury.
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A sudden, unexpected and unintended event.
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In the world of insurance, an accident is an unexpected and unavoidable event that results in a major or minor injury to the body.
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A sudden, unplanned and unforeseen mishap or untoward event, not under the control of the insured, resulting in injury or damage. Personal accident cover may encompass injury caused by an accident or [..]
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An event causing loss, which occurs without being expected or designed, usually specific in time and place.
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An Accident is a sudden, unexpected event resulting in Injury.
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Any unexpected and unintended event that causes injury.
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incident
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A loss sustained through an unexpected event.
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An event causing injury to an insured person and was not intended by them to happen
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A sudden, unintended, fortuitous, violent, visible and external event and does not include any naturally occurring condition or degenerative process.
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An event or occurrence that is unforeseen and unintended.
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Accident means an event where Injury or death is caused directly and solely by accidental, violent, external and visible means.
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As defined by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), an occurrence incidental to flight in which, as a result of the operation of an aircraft, any person (occupant or nonoccupant) receives fatal or serious injury, or any aircraft receives substantial damage.
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n. "occurrence; outward appearance, non-essential characteristic," s.v. accident OED. KEY: accident@n
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n 5 accident 5
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Accident An unexpected event caused by something external and visible, which results in physical bodily injury, leading to total and permanent loss of sight, total and permanent loss of use of a limb or permanent disablement or death, within a year of the incident.
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A sudden, unexpected, unusual, specific event that occurs at an identifiable time and place, but shall also include exposure resulting from a mishap to a transport in which you are traveling.
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An unexpected event caused by something external and visible, which results in physical bodily injury, leading to total and permanent loss of sight, total and permanent loss of use of a limb or perman [..]
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While the word seems clear enough, what exactly constitutes and accident is a much haggled over concept. The exact interpretation will dependend on the legislation that applies but in general terms th [..]
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While the word seems clear enough, what exactly constitutes and accident is a much haggled over concept. The exact interpretation will dependend on the legislation that applies but in general terms th [..]
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An accident is any unforeseen, unintended incident that results in property or physical damage, injury or death. As far as travel medical insurance is concerned, this could be anything from cutting yo [..]
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means a sudden, unexpected, unusual, specific event which occurs at an identifiable time and place, but shall also include exposure resulting from a mishap to a conveyance in which You are traveling.
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is an injury inflicted as a result of unintentional, unexpected actions or events caused by an external force that requires immediate inpatient hospital treatment by a registered Medical Practitioner [..]
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An accident is an incident that occurs on the job where: Through an employee's own actions he/she is injured; or through an employee's actions, another employee or individual is injured; or [..]
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An event that happens by chance and is not expected in the normal course of events, which results in harm to people, damage to property or equipment, or a loss of process or productivity.
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1). An oops moment. 2). An event or action that was unintended or unplanned.
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An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences. * '''c.1603''',en|befalling,en|casus
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Accident is Harold Pinter's 1967 British dramatic film adaptation of the 1965 novel by Nicholas Mosley. Directed by Joseph Losey, it was the second of three collaborations between Pinter and Losey, th [..]
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The informal fallacy of accident (also called destroying the exception or a dicto simpliciter ad dictum secundum quid) is a deductively valid but unsound argument occurring in statistical syllogisms ( [..]
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Accident, as used in philosophy, is an attribute which may or may not belong to a subject, without affecting its essence. The word "accident" has been employed throughout the history of phil [..]
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"Accident" is the sixth and final episode of the first series of British sitcom Bottom. It was first broadcast on Monday 28 October 1991. This episode sees the first appearance of Eddie's &q [..]
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An accident is an unexpected and unintended event. Accident or accidents may also refer to: Accident (fallacy) Accident (philosophy) Accident, Maryland, a town in the US Accident (1928 film) (Polizeib [..]
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Accident is a 2008 Indian Kannada language Suspense Thriller film directed and starring Ramesh Aravind. Rekha Vedavyas appears in a pivotal role. The supporting cast features Pooja Gandhi, Thilak Shek [..]
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Accident is 1994 novel by Romance novelist Danielle Steel
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Accident (Chinese: 意外), originally titled Assassins (Chinese: 暗殺), is a 2009 Hong Kong action thriller film directed by Soi Cheang, produced by Johnnie To and starring Louis Koo, and Richie Jen. Accid [..]
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An accident, also known as an unintentional injury, is an undesirable, incidental, and unplanned event that could have been prevented had circumstances leading up to the accident been recognized, and [..]
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Accident (German: Polizeibericht Überfall) is a 1928 German short film directed by Ernö Metzner.
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Accident is a 1985 Indian Kannada language film directed by Shankar Nag. The film starred his elder brother Anant Nag and wife Arundhati Nag in lead roles. It was considered a landmark film in Kannada [..]
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Accident is a 1976 Romanian thriller film directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu.
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Accident is a 2012 Bengali film directed by Nandita Roy & Shiboprosad mukherjee. The story of the film deals with road accident and its consequences in Kolkata. The director duo got motivated by K [..]
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Accident is a 2013 Nigerian thriller drama film produced & directed by Teco Benson starring Kalu Ikeagwu & Chioma Chukwuka. It won the Best Nigerian Film award at the 10th Africa Movie Academy [..]
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An event which occurred in the moment you expect it the least
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An unforeseen, unintended event.
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only policies - Policies that pay only in cases arising from an accident or injury.
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noun. 1. an unpredictable happening- often results in fatalities or physical damage to persons and/or property. 2. a befalling.
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The French term for accidental.
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An incident where your vehicle is damaged by a another vehicle, a fixed object or structure, or leaving the roadway with no other vehicles involved.  
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An unplanned and unexpected event which occurs suddenly and at a definite place.
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An event or happening which is unforeseen and unintended.
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A sudden unforeseen and unintended event
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This is something that happens which is unplanned, most often with bad results, such as damage to property, injury or death.
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1. Literally, a befalling; an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; an undesigned, sudden, and unexpected event; chance; contingency; often, an undesigned and unforeseen occurrence of an afflictive or unfortunate character; a casualty; a mishap; as, to die by an accident. "Of moving accidents by flood and field.&q [..]
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a chance event that could lead to injury or material damage.
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