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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"
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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
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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
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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