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Meanings of accident in English

Portuguese
coincidência
Catalan
atzar
Spanish
casualidad

Anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause.

        coincidência
        Russian
        акцидент
        Spanish
        accidente

        Philosophical attribute.

            Related terms
            акцидент
            Portuguese
            sinistro
            Spanish
            siniestro

            Event referred in insurance contracts.

                  sinistro
                  Portuguese
                  a dicto secundum quid ad dictum simpliciter
                  Spanish
                  probar con ejemplo
                  Catalan
                  destruint l'excepció

                  Informal fallacy.

                      a dicto secundum quid ad dictum simpliciter
                      Synonyms
                      Examples for "destroying the exception"
                      Examples for "destroying the exception"
                      1
                      But to argue, "Therefore that this person fornicates is from God", is a fallacy of Accident.
                      Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) / From the Complete Americ...
                      2
                      The Converse Fallacy of Accident consists in assuming that what holds true under some special circumstances must hold true as a general rule.
                      Deductive Logic
                      Usage of accident in English
                      1
                      A good result for the county is no longer considered an accident.
                      The Irish Times
                      2
                      The accident happened just outside the town of Weert, local police said.
                      The Irish Times
                      3
                      Vision Zero is a plan that rejects road accident deaths as 'acceptable'.
                      The Guardian
                      4
                      Prevent another accident On busy roads one accident often leads to another.
                      The South African
                      5
                      There was no official word yet on possible causes of the accident.
                      Reuters
                      6
                      It is the fifth fatal boat accident in the state this year.
                      Reuters
                      7
                      Good thing nobody had actually had a serious accident in the bathroom.
                      BBC
                      8
                      Father Ryan said you were in an accident a few years ago.
                      Rage of angels
                      9
                      Five workers injured in that accident remain hospitalized, according to the company.
                      Reuters
                      10
                      This morning Sarkozy also visited the families of the two accident victims.
                      The Guardian
                      11
                      Certainly Dublin didn't lose their first game of the year by accident.
                      The Irish Times
                      12
                      In many ways, it was still the case, especially since Phoebe's accident.
                      Dark dreamer: a dark vista romance
                      13
                      A board of military officers will investigate the accident, the statement said.
                      Reuters
                      14
                      It is the second accident this week by a US space company.
                      Radio NZ
                      15
                      That message went out a week before Tran's accident, the lawsuit said.
                      Reuters
                      16
                      The first experiment passes off without accident; the second results in disillusionment.
                      The Guardian